The eclipse conquers the heart of Spain
At eight thirty in the evening, millions of people looked at the same horizon, amazed by an unrepeatable astronomical phenomenon.
And the star king finally revealed his crown. It did so under a gigantic mantle of shadow that crossed from the north to the east of Spain at hypersonic speed, in just seven minutes, since it entered through the Cantabrian coast at 20:26 until it left through the Balearic Islands at 20:34 to merge with the night in the Mediterranean Sea.
The first total eclipse to cross the peninsular territory since 1905 fulfilled the astronomical forecasts with precision; but at the same time, it overwhelmed a country that was expecting it and did not remember anything similar. At half past eight, the entire country looked amazed towards the same horizon and more than one tear fell down the cheeks of those who were watching, which later turned into a cascade, but of messages that fell non-stop in WhatsApp groups.
“I’m also seeing it,” they would say to each other, in countless photos and videos shared on social networks.
Translated by urgent.news. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
