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2020s total solar eclipses

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The August 2024 total solar eclipse crossed Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, and Portugal. This event belonged to Saros series 126, which will produce another notable eclipse on 2 August 2027. On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse swept across the Northern Hemisphere, including Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, and parts of the Iberian Peninsula. In Spain, the event was visible from regions such as Cuenca, Extremadura, and Cádiz, marking the first total solar eclipse visible in mainland Spain since 1905. In Mallorca, approximately 18,000 spectators gathered at Son Bou beach, prompting local authorities to implement travel prohibitions. In the United Kingdom, the event was the most dramatic seen in nearly three decades, though it was followed by a 650 per cent increase in searches for ‘sore eyes’ amid warnings to use proper ISO 12312-2 solar eclipse glasses. NASA addressed a mystery regarding an object appearing to cross the Sun during the eclipse, clarifying it was a plane’s condensation trail rather than a meteor. Looking forward, the 2 August 2027 total solar eclipse, part of the Saros 136 series, is expected to be one of the longest total eclipses of the 21st century. Totality could last up to 6 minutes and 23 seconds, a duration that may not be repeated anywhere on Earth until 2114. The path of totality, roughly 250 to 258 kilometers wide, will cross southern Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen. In Algeria, Arris will see the eclipse reach maximum magnitude at 10:04:04 local time, while Timgad and M’Sila offer totality durations of approximately 5 minutes and 22 seconds. In Egypt, the event is driving significant interest in astronomical tourism, particularly in Luxor, where totality is expected to last approximately 6 minutes and 22 seconds. ~~Spanish tour operators are developing specialized itineraries combining the eclipse with Nile cruises and visits to sites like the Grand Egyptian Museum.~~

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