Anyone in the path for this?
Total eclipse crossing a pretty big swath of Spain, and some western bits of Iceland.
The U.S. northeast and all of Canada gets a partial. Only 20-40% for more populated parts of that path, but, partial eclipses are still neat and it’s cool to watch the clockwork of the cosmos.
Now, if you are anywhere near the path of totality, I URGE you to GO!! !!! This is a short one, but any length of totality is the fastest few minutes of your life and is absolutely EPIC. And no, 90%, 95%, 99% eclipse is NOT the same!!
I have seen two, an annular, and a few partials. Not likely to be able to get to totality for another one, but I’d love for others to experience the epic-ness that I did.
I saw one in Oregon in 2017. Once-in-a-lifetime experience. I watched it in Portland, 99%. Some 100 km up North it was 100%. Tons of people went up there camping and a watch party.
Traveling to Barcelona on the 19th. One week too late. What a bummer
My husband has long been an astronomy buff (he took me to star parties / camping when we started dating decades ago, during college). When I heard about the Aug. 12 events a few months ago, I did a quick search for the best locations to watch from, within four hours’ drive of us (we’re in the Portland, Oregon, area — in the U.S. Pacific Northwest). AI suggested this national park, so we’re going there:
BTW, for folks who aren’t familiar, if you want to star gaze and see meteor showers, planets, etc., search for star parties near you. In the U.S., for instance, you can go to such gatherings and many buffs will share their astronomy gear. Some folks have incredible setups and their gear is superior to anything that someone who’s not a buff will own. They will have the best photographic equipment, too, and often will share photos far better than anything normal folks could take with their phones and such.
No, I knew I wouldn’t see the eclipse there even without AI. But the Perseids, Milky Way and planetary alignments will be visible. To me, those are more compelling than the eclipse. And I mentioned those elements, because other folks might be interested in other parts of the world on Aug. 12.
With AI searches, it’s easy to ask what you can see from X place, no matter where you are. It will give you timing, direction, etc. Even suggest X type of clothing, depending on what the forecast will be. And if there’s a forecast for clouds, folks might venture somewhere else or skip star gazing.
We’ll see about 91% of it where I am in the UK, so that will do me, because I’ll be dead before the next FULL-FULL eclipse comes around in the UK, so 91% will do.
It’s shortly after 7pm when it will be at it’s best in the UK if anyone’s interested.
I was fortunate enough to witness the UK’s last total solar eclipse in 1999 but my husband has never seen one! So, we have travelled to Cambrils in northeastern Spain specifically to see the total solar eclipse which should last for about one minute and 20 seconds in this location. We opted for Cambrils as we thought the weather conditions would be more favourable and when I last checked the weather app we have clear skies forecast for tomorrow evening.
As the UK’s next full solar eclipse is not forecast until 23rd September, 2090 I am unlikely to still be around to see it. However, on 2nd August, 2027 Spain will witness another total solar eclipse lasting for nearly five minutes in the morning, this time, in parts of Andalusia, Ceuta, and Melilla. The total eclipse on 2nd August, 2027 will pass across southern Spain and then curve across north Africa increasing in time until it reaches it’s peak of six minutes and twenty-three seconds near Luxor in Egypt. It will be the longest totality on land until 2114. It has been nicknamed the “Eclipse of the Century”.
For anyone in the zone, totality or not, you can see cool stuff even if you haven’t got glasses. Stand under a tree. The gaps in the leaves will project little mini-suns.
Don’t forget, you can NOT point telescopes or binoculars at the sun (I know, DUH, but apparently people do it) without a solar filter ON THE FRONT END. Eclipse glasses with unfiltered binoculars is a nope.
I should’ve thought to post earlier. But for anybody going to next year’s, I have to put in a plug for this cool thing from Astromedia UK. Solar projector cardboard kit. It’s pretty neat, and if you put it together with tape instead of the recommended glue, you can disassemble it to pack it in a suitcase for travel.
Mine has been to 2 totals and an annular as well as being used for a couple of partials locally.
Yay for you! Privileged is a good way to put it. Front row seat to the movement of the cosmos Looks like a great setting. Love that you got the diamond ring in the last shot.
What did you shoot with, a phone?
I bet that was the fastest minute of your life
Hi @ABGM yes I took it with my iPhone 16 Pro Max with a special solar eclipse filter that I attached. It felt like seconds, it went so quick, but it was actually just over a minute. Haha yes, it was definitely the fastest minute of my life!
Hope you have clear skies and you will be in for a treat. Once you see one you will be hooked.
