On Wednesday, August 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain and a small corner of Portugal. NASA will broadcast the eclipse live with views from the path and interviews with experts in the field through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch
On Wednesday, August 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain and a small corner of Portugal. NASA will broadcast the eclipse live with views from the path and interviews with experts in the field through a variety of platforms.
Learn where to watch online:
Viewers elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere will also have the opportunity to experience a partial solar eclipse, including parts of the US (from Alaska to North Carolina), most of Canada, much of Europe, and northwest Africa.
During the eclipse, NASA will conduct experiments on the path of totality. To investigate the dynamics of the solar corona, a NASA-funded scientific team will chase the Moon’s shadow with a WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft. The National Eclipse Balloon Project, supported by NASA, is sending students from several American universities to Iceland and Spain to launch scientific balloons before, during and after the eclipse to investigate how the temporary darkening of our skies during the eclipse affects Earth’s atmosphere.
NASA’s eclipse coverage is as follows (all times Eastern):
Wednesday August 12
- 1:15 pm: Eclipse broadcast begins
- 1:45 p.m.: Totality begins in Iceland
- 14:28: Totality begins in Spain
NASA photo coverage
Eclipse photos, depending on visibility, will be available shortly after the eclipse. See images on the agency’s Flickr account.
Watch, participate in social networks
During the broadcast, NASA experts will answer questions submitted on social networks. Submit your questions and let people know you’re watching the eclipse on X, Facebook, and Instagram by following and tagging these accounts:
UNKNOWN: @POT, @NASASolarSystem, @NASAscience_
Facebook: NASA, NASASolarSystem, @NASAScience
Instagram: @NASA, @NASASolarSystem, @NASAScience_
Learn more about the eclipse at:
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses
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Abbey Interrante/Karen Fox
Headquarters, Washington
301-201-0124 / 202-358-1600
abbey.a.interrante@nasa.gov / karen.c.fox@nasa.gov
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