People use special protective glasses as they watch a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, from Primrose Hill in London on August 12, 2026. Millions of people turned their gaze towards the heavens on August 12 to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

People use special protective glasses as they watch a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, from Primrose Hill in London on August 12, 2026. Millions of people turned their gaze towards the heavens on August 12 to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

People use special protective glasses as they watch a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, from Primrose Hill in London on August 12, 2026. Millions of people turned their gaze towards the heavens on August 12 to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

People use special protective glasses as they watch a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, from Primrose Hill in London on August 12, 2026. Millions of people turned their gaze towards the heavens on August 12 to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - People watch a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, from Primrose Hill in London on August 12, 2026. Millions of people will turn their gaze towards the heavens on August 12 to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - The beginning of a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, is pictured in central London on August 12, 2026. Millions of people turned their gaze towards the heavens on August 12 to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

People use special protective glasses as they watch a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, from Primrose Hill in London on August 12, 2026. Millions of people turned their gaze towards the heavens on August 12 to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

People use special protective glasses as they watch a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, from Primrose Hill in London on August 12, 2026. Millions of people will turn their gaze towards the heavens on August 12 to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)