For Spain, in this case. Curious if there’s good live weather maps, ideally ones separating cloud layers by altitude. The more technical the better.
Hey y'all! I need to pinch myself because I'm so excited to join everyone in the 2027 future eclipse!!! Now, question is, is it best to wait 6-9 months out to book next year's ticket for the best price, or would it be best to try to book it early (like a full year in advance) to be safe?
I'll be traveling internationally for the first time with small children, so I absolutely don't want to mess this up 🥹
I've done some research but still can't figure out which is better.
I don't need accommodations, just a spot for viewing. Ariza looks to be 20 seconds or so longer than Zaragoza, and less crowded, but does it have enough open spaces towards the west?
And what about Burgos as another option?
Hi all has anyone found any day trips being sorted from Zaragoza have not seen anything yet starting to worry we will get stuck if weather turns out bad or cloudy.
Also any recommendations of locations in near Zaragoza where best to view it?
It's the 4th Airbnb I request to book for Luxor, and they all decline or let the request expire and then change the price to x100 (NOT AN EXAGGERATION). I booked a room for $30/night and the host declined it and changed the price to $3000/night. Not $300. $3000. They all did the same thing every time I tried booking a room. Hotels have been sold out for a while now (I got a room for the night before the eclipse, a year ago, and was gonna plan the rest of the trip after Spain's eclipse). If you're going to Luxor for the eclipse, what is your plan? How long ago did you book accomodations? Where are you staying? I promised I would take my mom and dad to see their first eclipse in Egypt and they are so excited... 😔
I have two tickets for an Icelandia bus tour on eclipse day August 12. I am unable to go and want to find someone who wants them at a BIG discount.
Leaves Reykjavik BSI bus station at 9 AM on August 12, they are going to pick the best viewing spot on the day based on weather to find clear skies.
Here is the description https://www.icelandia.com/tours/solar-eclipse-2026-iceland
We’d love to meet people and have fun! We’re flying into Bilbao, driving a car to Gijon for beach fun and then driving to Leon for the main event. We booked two bedroom places everywhere because friends were coming but they dropped out. Any Spaniards out there? I speak Spanish well and have been to Spain a lot but locals are always great! We may even be able to offer our extra space.
I'm a sunset enthusiast who built a free tool that analyses the western horizon at 30-metre resolution across all of Europe. It was originally made to find good sunset spots, but when I realized the august 12th eclipse happens right before sunset, I added an eclipse mode that checks whether the terrain actually leaves the Sun visible at the moment of the eclipse.
You can try it here: https://www.sunsetatlas.ch/?mode=eclipse
I think the most useful feature is the "Find best spot" feature: you can search for the best spots within any radius of your location. Here's an example centered on Burgos, Spain:
https://www.sunsetatlas.ch/?mode=eclipse&lat=42.34399&lng=-3.69691&date=08-12&spots=5&r=30
It's a hobby project, completely free, no ads. I'm actively working on the tool, so if you have feedback or ideas, I'd love to hear them.
Hey all! After seeing totality for the first time in 2024 in Cape Giardeau, MO, I'm flying out with my fiancee and future mother in law to spend 3 nights in northern Spain next month.
It'll be a special trip, as they've never seen totality before. Because of that, I want to maximize our chances for a clear viewing. They don't see the big deal and I definitely wanna show them how wrong they are, haha.
On the surface, Cabo Peñas feels like a solid viewing spot. A few hours from Bilbao, but with clear views to the Northwest over the water.
I'm concerned about clouds miles out obscuring our view though. A couple years ago the sun was high in the sky and it was much easier to look for clear skies.
Anyone have advice for how they are approaching this? It's my first eclipse near sunset so I'm flying blind!
I was wondering if anyone is going here for the eclipse what people have found to be the best eclipse watching sites? I found the offical ones, has anyone found other spots in walking distance from the city center? Or is anyone from that out already checked out the offical eclipse watching sites and which are the best?
I recently got back into sports cards and stumbled upon this 2024 ToppsNow card, found a PSA graded example on eBay so I picked it up for my collection. I added it to these 2 items that I already had, my SmarterEveryDay photo poster print that I have and my paper glasses from 2024.
I got interested in Eclipses in 2017, the one here in the states in Kentucky, the epicenter was almost literally above my mom’s house in Kentucky, Hopkinsville. I wasn’t able to view either of them in person other than what I could see in my suburban Chicago neighborhood. Figured I would share.
Here’s the link to the print I have:
https://www.smartereveryday.com/storeall/p/2024-eclipse-film-metallic-print
Hey all!
First time poster and soon to be first time eclipse viewer! Mixed in with my love for Spain, the moment I heard about this occurring in a region of Spain I've never been to was my green flag.
So the plan is I'm coming in from Germany a week before, doing some surfing in Pais Vasco, and then on the 9th a French friend from Hendaye is picking me up and we drive to Gijón. The idea was to stay here until the 13th and head out (seeing the eclipse + perseids in hopefully a dark sky).
Problem is - surge pricing + things are booked long beforehand. I saw a private in a hostel going for +600 a night which is ludacris, sorry but not all of us have that kinda cash.
We're exploring options amongst bringing a tent and sticking to camping, possibly just car camping or trying our luck and being friendly with the locals (we both speak Spanish).
But if anyone has any tips/leads/a spare bed or couch for my friend and I, we would be extremely grateful!
Bonus points if there's a surf spot nearby :)
Hello! I'll be traveling to the Valladolid area to attempt to view the eclipse this year. I'm planning to rent a car for mobility in case of weather. I am looking for feedback on the viability of my plan to essentially just pull off to the side of the road somewhere like this https://maps.app.goo.gl/tiQY1Z2yBCeRBpVy5 to see it. I expect that it will be pretty crowded so will plan to be there earlier in the day. There's not a whole lot of shoulder and it's not a particularly beautiful spot, but it's flat and unobstructed; am I way off base here?
Thanks in advance!
I will be in Barcelona before the eclipse on August 12 and am looking for a good place to have an unobstructed view in the evening. The next day I will be driving to Avignon. Everything in a 2-3 hour range from Barcelona by car would be perfect. AI suggested Ermita de San Caprasio as a good place to see the eclipse, but I am not sure if this is correct. Can anyone confirm this or suggest a better place? Driving all the way to the Atlantic is unfortunately too far for me. Thank you!
The 2026 totality crosses northwest Iceland and northern Spain right at sunset, which means the eclipsed Sun sits very low, often under 10° above the horizon.
That makes it unlike most eclipses, because a hill or ridge to your west can hide the whole event, and the usual advice to just stand on the centre line isn't enough on its own.
So I created Umbra, a free, ad-free map that scores more than 40,000 real vantage points along the path by three things:
You can also shade the map by August clear-sky climatology (ERA5, 1995–2024), which is a long-term average rather than a forecast. The path of totality comes from Fred Espenak (NASA GSFC), and there are no accounts and no ads. There's an Android app too.
One bit of transparency: the map includes some affiliate links to accommodation bookings, so if you book a place through them I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. That's the only commercial part of the project, and nothing about the scoring or the data is affected by it.
I built this solo, so I'm happy to answer questions about the terrain model or the scoring.
Gird your loins.. For those who’ve booked with tour groups in Luxor for 2027, be on the lookout for steep rise in prices. Just got an email that the cost of our tour went up by $3k per person. Painful. The travel agency has no control over this. The price rise is evidently all originating from the Egyptian tour operators and hotels. I’ve read multiple posts about people warning about this, but was hoping we would avoid.. alas. Now to decide how much is too much for 6 min and 23 sec of totality…