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S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S E C T I O N
SPAIN’S
Eclipse Trio
HOW THIS COUNTRY IN SOUTHWESTERN
EUROPE IS ABOUT TO BECOME
“THE ECLIPSE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD”
BY MARK STACHIEW
photos online, but nothing compares
You can scroll through endless eclipse
to the moment when the moon slides
in front of the sun, and reveals its
fiery corona as day briefly turns into night.
Over the next three years, there may be no
better place on Earth to witness this
unforgettable celestial spectacle than Spain.
That’s because if you head to Spain, you’ll
have the chance to experience an unheard-of
trio of eclipses in 2026, 2027 and 2028. Perhaps
Spaniards are being rewarded for having had to
wait over a century since the Iberian Peninsula
last experienced a total eclipse back in 1912.
2026: The Sunset Eclipse
The first of the trio arrives on August 12, when
much of the northern half of Spain will fall
under the shadow of a total solar eclipse.
Observers will experience this natural wonder
in Galicia in the west, as the path of totality
races southeast across the country before
exiting near the Balearic Islands.
As you watch the moon slowly covering the
sun, daylight fades, temperatures drop and the
sky darkens until the brief moment of totality—
when the sun’s corona blazes into view. The
experience lasts only briefly, but those seconds
will leave you in awe. If you’ve never witnessed
the phenomenon before, you’ll soon
understand why eclipse chasers travel the
world to witness this incredible spectacle.
Where you stand within the moon’s shadow
makes a difference. The path of totality will be
roughly 290-kilometres wide, and the closer to
the middle you are, the longer your experience
will be. Prime viewing locations include Avilés
and Oviedo in Asturias, Aranda de Duero
and Soria in Castilla León, Peñíscola in the
Valencia region and Palma de Mallorca in the
Balearic Islands.
DID YOU KNOW?
Eclipse chasers call themselves
umbraphiles, from the Latin
umbra (shadow) combined
with the suffix -phile, which
indicates a love for something.
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