Photos: See the best photos from this year's total solar eclipse

Source: NPR World 16 hours ago

Millions of people in Europe stepped outside Wednesday to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal.

(Image credit: Christian Hartmann)

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