Solar Eclipse - 2026

[Channel Hopper]

Something you don't see every day. Between 90 and 98% moon coverage wherever you are in the British Isles. Totality in parts of Greenland, Iceland, Spain, France and Malta but not for long.

Solar Eclipse of August 12 2026

Get detailed information about where and when the solar eclipse of August 12 2026 will be visible.

theskylive.com

 

[Channel Hopper]

And some outlets have cottoned on.

Not one eclipse this summer – but two! Get ready for a solar eclipse, a Blood Moon and shooting stars all in the same month | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

A lunar eclipse will be visible at the end of August 2026 in North America, Europe, the UK and Africa. Here's how to see it.

www.skyatnightmagazine.com

Full path map here

August 12, 2026 Solar Eclipse Map - NSO - National Solar Observatory

nso.edu

 

[mikeisyou]

The path of totality will begin its path over Russia at 18:00 BST working it's way south over Greenland and eventually Spain

634K views · 1.7K reactions | Watch the Moon’s shadow cross Earth during the August 12 total solar eclipse. | Cosmoknowledge

Watch the Moon’s shadow cross Earth during the August 12 total solar eclipse.

www.facebook.com

 

[mikeisyou]

Is NASA TV the best channel to watch the eclipse?

 

[mikeisyou]

Astra 2
12690 V 7500 + 12506 H 7200
Eclipsi solar 2026
From Catalunya, totality expected at 19:30 BST

 

[mikeisyou]

Astra 2
12642 H 7200
For Aragon TV, live from Javalambre Observatory

 

[rayo77]

Eclipse solar 2026 from spain
Hispasat 30°W
11679 V 7500
ID: 267 v2
FTA

 

[rodscha]

Is NASA TV the best channel to watch the eclipse?

it disappeared a while ago on sat. Maybe online!

 

[mikeisyou]

Iceland

 

[mikeisyou]

Newquay

 

[mikeisyou]

York from BBC One Yorkshire

 

[mikeisyou]

Gateshead from BBC One NE

 

[mikeisyou]

Pendennis Castle from BBC One SW

 

[mikeisyou]

Paris and London

 

[mikeisyou]

Paris from France 2

 

[mikeisyou]

Catalunya

 

[Lazarus]

Tried the colander and white paper idea but that failed miserably - fortunately the best line of sight in our North Yorkshire village was the middle of the lane right outside our house and one resident heard us talking and came to join us bearing several pairs of the approved specs! Apparently she ordered them online and the minimum quantity was ten!

And they worked fantastically

 

[Llew]

Tried using a colander, but it strained my eyes

 

[PaulR]

My best phone camera photos of the eclipse. Taken at 7 minutes and 13 minutes past 7 - just about the time of maximum occlusion.

Nearly didn't get them with the high cloud that frequently obscured the eclipse.

 

[itchybag]

obscured by cloud. will have another go in 2081