Spectacular total eclipse transforms day into night
On August 12, 2026, regions in Spain and Portugal witnessed a total solar eclipse, the first such astronomical event in the Iberian Peninsula in decades. The phenomenon lasted about two minutes, during which daylight turned into complete darkness, temperatures dropped, and the bright solar corona became visible around the Moon, attracting thousands of visitors and scientists to observe it. The eclipse path stretched across the Atlantic from Greenland and Iceland to eastern Spain, while partial eclipse percentages varied in other areas, with over 99% coverage of the Sun's disk in cities like Madrid and Barcelona. This event marks the beginning of a rare series of eclipse occurrences in the region, which are expected to recur in Spain in 2027 and 2028.
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