Guides to the 2027 eclipse

Practical guides for the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027: eye safety, eclipse glasses, where to watch in Spain and beyond, what happens during totality.

How to watch the eclipse 2027 safely without hurting your eyes

How to watch the 2 August 2027 eclipse safely: ISO 12312-2 glasses, solar filters for optics, pinhole projection and when to take your glasses off.

16 October 2026

Eclipse glasses ISO 12312-2: how to check a safe pair for 2027

How to check that eclipse glasses meet ISO 12312-2 before 2 August 2027: trusted makers, labels, a visual test, fakes, reuse and filters for optics.

16 October 2026

Total solar eclipse 2027 in Spain: where to watch totality

Totality crosses southern Spain on 2 August 2027: Cádiz, the Strait, the Costa del Sol, Ceuta and Melilla. Durations, local times and clear-sky odds.

16 October 2026

Eclipse 2027 in Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt: longest totality

Beyond Spain, totality on 2 August 2027 grows to 6m23s near Luxor. Durations, local times, Sun altitude and clear-sky odds for Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and more.

16 October 2026

What you see during totality: the 2027 eclipse step by step

First contact, shadow bands, Baily's beads, the diamond ring and the corona: what you see during the 2 August 2027 total eclipse, with Cádiz times.

16 October 2026

How to photograph the 2027 solar eclipse: phone and camera

Solar filters, exposure settings, focal lengths and bracketing for the corona: how to photograph the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027 safely.

16 October 2026

Spain's eclipses of 2026, 2027 and 2028: total and annular

Spain's solar eclipses of 2026, 2027 and 2028 compared: the total eclipses of 12 August 2026 and 2 August 2027 and the annular of 26 January 2028.

16 October 2026