# Total Solar Eclipse Aug 12 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026/1027280 "2026-02-01T19:49:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 28
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026/1027280/28 "2026-08-15T03:01:28Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > On the other hand, some folks in Spain made the absolute most of the event. The video is well worth watching. Reminds me of the skydiver falling thru the sun that Andrew took [![](https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/fd/2f/fd2f113c-e3af-46f5-8176-b875c58826aa/smithsonian_feature_images_5.png) ](https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/fd/2f/fd2f113c-e3af-46f5-8176-b875c58826aa/smithsonian_feature_images_5.png) We got \*totally\* skunked two years ago for the one thru N. America, as in even on a cloudy day you can usually tell where the sun is because some area of the sky is brighter. Nope, that April day, if I didn't already know where the sun was in the sky I wouldn't have had a clue think. Found a location that would work for an \*amazing\* shot, was watching weather, even thought about getting up early & joining friends in VT, 5 hrs away from us but it didn't look that much better there...except the clouds parted at exactly the right time & they saw it. It was then I decided I want to go to Egypt next Aug; they hardly get _any_ clouds in Aug so it should be a good opportunity. Anyone else want to join? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026/1027280)._