Total Solar Eclipse Darkens Rural Spain Near Ancient Roman Ruins

By Stephen Clark · Ars Technica · 2026-08-17

According to reporting from Ars Technica, observers gathered in Duratón last Wednesday to witness a total solar eclipse just sixty miles north of Madrid. The event lasted roughly ninety seconds, casting a ghostly corona over a Romanesque church and the nearby archaeological remai

According to reporting from Ars Technica, observers gathered in Duratón last Wednesday to witness a total solar eclipse just sixty miles north of Madrid. The event lasted roughly ninety seconds, casting a ghostly corona over a Romanesque church and the nearby archaeological remai