In pictures: Spectators watch in wonder as rare total solar eclipse plunges Spain into darkness

Spectators across Spain watched in wonder, some whipping off their protective glasses and rising to their feet in unison, as a rare total ​solar eclipse swept across the north of the country on Wednesday evening, plunging it into darkness. Spain deployed a massive police contingent and set up special viewing spots across rural ‌areas that offered the best views of the spectacle. Millions of people gathered in Iceland and northern Spain to witness Western Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27...