On 12 August 2026, during the total solar eclipse over Mallorca, the sky darkened in a matter of moments. The Sun stood barely two degrees above the horizon as the Moon moved toward completely covering it. This is a fleeting glimpse at the threshold between daylight...
During the total solar eclipse over Mallorca on 12 August 2026, the Sun hung low above the Mediterranean at 8:31 p.m. As the Moon completely obscured the blindingly bright Sun, it revealed something normally hidden from view: the solar corona. Because the Sun was so...
Until shortly before the total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026, Mallorca basked in brilliant sunshine. The sky was cloudless and deep blue, and a sweltering heat of 37 degrees Celsius (99 degrees Fahrenheit) hung over the island. Facing northwest across the...
The total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, over Mallorca was a moment for eternity. At 8:31:06 p.m., just fifteen minutes before sunset, humanity and nature seemed to hold their breath for one minute and 36 seconds. On the horizon, above what had until then been a...
The total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, over Mallorca had only just ended. For one minute and 36 seconds, darkness had fallen while the Sun still hung a hand’s breadth above the horizon. Venus had blazed brilliantly in the sky as the Moon completely covered the...
