What can we see during the partial solar eclipse?

BBC Science Saturday 08 August 2026, 06:26 UTC 1 min read

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Ways to safely enjoy the partial solar eclipse on Wednesday evening.

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Somosierra will be prime spot to view celestial alignment on 12 August, an event that poses logistical challengesLittle stirs in the mountains above Somosierra beyond the wind that lashes the flat peaks, the cows that graze on parched grass and the sun that beats down on the abandoned aerodrome where generations of glider pilots learned to ride air currents alongside squadrons of vultures and red kites. But all this stillness will disappear, albeit temporarily, on the evening of 12 August,...

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