9 of the best photos from Europe’s 2026 solar eclipse, including that viral shot of an Olympic skateboarder’s rad ollie

Europe’s 2026 solar eclipse has been and gone, leaving in its wake a flurry of once-in-a-generation images. I’ve picked out some of my favorites, which you can peruse below, but there’s one shot that really outshone the rest for me.

Captured by a small camera crew in rural Spain, the photograph is of Olympic skateboarder Danny León jumping mid-air on a half-pipe as the moon eclipses the sun behind him. Since posting it on Instagram (see below), the image of the synchronized eclipse stunt has gone viral.