Overview
- The partial eclipse occurred Wednesday evening, beginning around 19:15–19:17, peaking near 20:10–20:11 with about 88–90 percent of the sun covered, and ending around 21:01–21:03.
- Large numbers of people gathered at coastal spots, city rooftops and observatories, with many public events fully booked and local livestreams widely watched.
- One university telescope livestream experienced a brief technical failure while covering the peak, but no major incident clusters were reported during the event.
- Ophthalmologists warned that looking at the sun without a certified ISO 12312-2/CE eclipse filter can cause permanent retinal damage and that symptoms may appear hours later.
- Certified eclipse glasses sold out across shops and webstores, some non‑compliant products were removed from sale, and safe alternatives promoted were camera‑obscura projection, organised observatory nights and broadcasts from sites of totality in northern Spain and Iceland.