Spain faces a logistical headache ahead of the 12 August total solar eclipse.

In two months, part of the country will watch the Sun disappear behind the Moon.

Authorities, having only recently grasped the full implications of the rare event, are now scrambling to catch up.

“Tourists at the beach who suddenly decide to get in their cars and reach the path of totality could overwhelm the roads.”

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260609-spain-faces-a-logistical-headache-ahead-of-the-12-august-total-solar-eclipse?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Spain #SolarEclipse

Skywarden now tracks the sun.

This update adds the sun as a tracked object - path across the sky, interaction with your horizon profile, and golden hour timing. Eclipses are marked in the planning calendar too and you see their full progression.

With the August 12 total solar eclipse over Europe, the timing felt right.

Details: https://adfr.io/thoughts/20260606_skywarden_now_tracks_the_sun
App: https://skywarden.app

#skywarden #astrophotography #astrodon #eclipse #solareclipse #goldenHour

#PhotoOfTheDay: #SolarEclipse of the Heart

The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the #Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings.

During lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts observed a solar eclipse that only they could see due to their unique position.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/solar-eclipse-of-the-heart/

Eclipse Event – a Date for your Diaries!

Here’s an invitation to people interested in astronomy to join staff from the Department of Physics at Maynooth University on Wednesday, August 12th 2026 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm for a special public celebration of one of the deepest solar eclipses visible from Ireland in decades. The next eclipse with > 90% obscuration of the Sun by the Moon won’t be seen again in Ireland until 2090, by which time I will have retired.

Experience the eclipse safely through:

• eclipse viewing glasses
• solar telescopes
• live astronomy demonstrations

List of Solar Talks during the evening:

• Dr. Emma Whelan – The Story of the Sun
• Dr. Joshuah Heath – The Quantum Sun
• Dr. Marcin Gradziel – (Electric) Power from the Sun. The good, the bad, and the glinty!
• Dr. Michelle McCrystall – The star of the show: How the Sun drives our climate
• Prof. Peter Coles – Einstein and the Eclipse (Who He? Ed.)
• Dr. Patrick Kavanagh – Will our Sun go Supernova?

The evening will also include:

• an immersive* astronomy show in our inflatable planetarium
• hands-on arts and crafts activities for children

*especially if it rains

Maynooth University Staff can reserve a place here until June 14th, after which booking will be opened to the general public – I’ll repost this invitation with a link at that time.

🌞🌑 Total Solar Eclipse 2026: A Rare Cosmic Event with Powerful Spiritual Significance! 🌑🌞

The universe is preparing for one of the most breathtaking celestial events of the decade—a Total Solar Eclipse in 2026! ✨🔭

👉 Read More. https://www.dkscore.com/jyotishmedium/eclipse/solar-eclipse-total-2026-44
#SolarEclipse
#Eclipse2026