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Total solar eclipse visibility: When to see it and what to expect
CNN • • general
Key Points:
- A total solar eclipse will be visible on Wednesday across parts of Europe, including Iceland, northern Spain, and northeastern Portugal, with totality lasting up to two minutes and 15 seconds in some areas.
- Observers outside the path of totality, such as in northern US, Canada, much of Europe, and northwestern Africa, will see a partial eclipse where only part of the sun is obscured by the moon.
- Safety precautions are emphasized: certified eclipse glasses or solar viewers must be used when viewing the sun before and after totality to prevent eye damage, and optical devices should not be used with eclipse glasses.
- The eclipse will feature phenomena such as Baily’s beads, the diamond ring effect, and the sun’s corona visible during totality, with changes in light and temperature and possible sightings of bright stars or planets.
- NASA and the European Space Agency will provide live streams of the eclipse, and following the event, the Perseid meteor shower will peak, offering another celestial spectacle for skywatchers.
