SloveniaOn August 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will be visible across parts of Europe, including northern Spain, Russia, Greenland, Iceland, and northeastern Portugal. The event will last approximately two minutes for those directly under the path of totality. In Slovenia, the maximum coverage of the Sun’s diameter by the Moon will occur at 20:25, covering around 90% of the Sun’s disk, but due to sunset at 20:21, viewers won’t witness the entire eclipse. The Spanish airline Iberia has organized a special flight, IB1473, named after astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus’ birth year, which will take passengers above the town of Palencia at an altitude of 9,000 meters to observe the eclipse from the air. Researchers from the Shelios project will also conduct observations from the plane’s roof, aiming to study the Sun’s corona without atmospheric interference. Slovenian residents will have to wait until September 3, 2081, to see a total solar eclipse again.
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