Millions crowd cities to see Spain's first total solar eclipse in over a century

As the sky darkened, gradually at first and then quickly, people broke into applause and cheered. It was the Spain's first total solar eclipse in more than a century.

Across a wide band of northern and central Spain and Portugal, millions of people enjoyed some of mainland Europe's best views of the eclipse. It also passed over slivers of Greenland and Iceland.

Across a wide band of northern and central Spain and Portugal, millions of people expected to have some of mainland Europe's best views of the eclipse. It also passed over slivers of Greenland and Iceland.

Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country’s first total solar eclipse in over a century  AP News

Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth will briefly plunge parts of the planet into darkness