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2 clusters · 7 sources · 17 days · First seen 25 days ago · Last updated 9 days ago

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Polish summer sky events 2026

Entities: Damian Jabłeka · Mercury · Full Moon of 29 July 2026 · Poland · Perseids meteor shower

Overview

In late July and early August 2026 Poland offered a concentrated series of observable celestial phenomena. On 17 July a striking Moon‑Venus conjunction was visible across central Poland, followed by the “Buck Moon” on 29 July and a deep partial solar eclipse on 30 July that obscured up to 85 % of the Sun in many regions.

A free public event on 12 August in Skierniewice combined the evening’s partial solar eclipse with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, providing telescopic viewing, workshops and family activities.

Further August programming expanded the sky‑watching calendar. A partial solar eclipse on 12 August reached about 80 % coverage in northern Poland, while the Perseids peaked the following night, 13 August, with a free viewing session at the Silesian Botanical Garden in Mikołów led by the Silesian Planetarium’s vice‑director. Early‑morning observers were invited to watch a planetary parade, including Mercury at its greatest western elongation on 2 August, and the outer planets low on the eastern horizon. The month’s lunar cycle added a new moon on 12 August and a full moon on 28 August, enriching night‑time sky conditions.

These coordinated events illustrate Poland’s effort to promote public astronomy during a period of rich natural sky displays.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 2 SOURCES] A partial solar eclipse will be visible across Poland on 12 August 2026. (c29f3adf-ccc4-4d3c-9aed-4d6fa96bd790, 678d4680-64ef-45a2-a042-b757037f9688)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Perseids viewing event will take place on 13 August at 21:00 at the Silesian Botanical Garden in Mikołów, Poland. (01cdcf2d-a685-4581-a375-fd20ea3cf65c)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The event is free and does not require registration. (01cdcf2d-a685-4581-a375-fd20ea3cf65c)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Damian Jabłeka, vice director of the Silesian Planetarium, will lead the Perseids event. (01cdcf2d-a685-4581-a375-fd20ea3cf65c)
[○ 1 SOURCE] A total solar eclipse will occur on 12 August 2026, with the path of totality crossing eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain. (678d4680-64ef-45a2-a042-b757037f9688)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The total phase of the 2026 eclipse will last from about one minute to a little over two minutes at locations within the path of totality. (678d4680-64ef-45a2-a042-b757037f9688)
[○ 1 SOURCE] A partial eclipse on 12 August 2026 will be visible across much of Europe, north‑west Africa and eastern Canada. (678d4680-64ef-45a2-a042-b757037f9688)
[○ 1 SOURCE] A planetary parade in early August 2026 will allow observation of Mars, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury and Jupiter before sunrise, especially on 4 August and between 8‑11 August. (678d4680-64ef-45a2-a042-b757037f9688)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Mercury will reach its greatest western elongation on 2 August 2026. (678d4680-64ef-45a2-a042-b757037f9688)
[○ 1 SOURCE] A total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026 will have its path across eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain. (678d4680-64ef-45a2-a042-b757037f9688)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation on 2 August 2026. (678d4680-64ef-45a2-a042-b757037f9688)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The lunar phase on 12 August 2026 will be a new moon, and on 28 August 2026 will be a full moon. (c29f3adf-ccc4-4d3c-9aed-4d6fa96bd790)

Timeline

9 days ago

[CULTURE] 5 sources
Poland prepares for August 2026 celestial spectacles
Poland will see a partial solar eclipse on 12 Aug, a free Perseids viewing on 13 Aug at Mikołów’s botanical garden, and a pre‑dawn planetary parade with Mercury’s western elongation on 2 Aug.
25 days ago

[CULTURE] 2 sources
Poland to host major summer sky events: Perseid meteor shower and Moon‑Venus conjunction
Poland will host two notable summer sky events: a free Perseid meteor shower viewing in Skierniewice on Aug 12 with a partial solar eclipse, and a Moon‑Venus conjunction visible across the country on July 17.

Sources

astronet.pl · national-geographic.pl · portalplock.pl · radiorsc.pl · silesiadzieci.pl · tech.wp.pl · twojapogoda.pl

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