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2026 Eclipse Webcams

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Re: 2026 Eclipse Webcams

#52

Doesn't seem like the best of weather now in Iceland, hopefully it clears up. Otherwise it would suck for the people who have planned the trip months if not years in advance only to get a clouded sky, but that's always the risk with astrotravel.

Surely the smart money is to go to Spain

there is another total solar eclipse next year in 2027 in south of spain if the first time not lucky

Re: 2026 Eclipse Webcams

#54

Also there is solar panel monitoring data. That is also an interesting watch: https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/ES/live/five_minute...

My electric company are paying me to discharge my solar batteries during the eclipse. Nice

Re: 2026 Eclipse Webcams

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post #23

Living in Vancouver, I traveled to Toronto to watch the Eclipse in 2024. We faced a nasty cloud, and had to drive hundreds of kilometers (hundreds of miles) to get a reasonably good view. On the drive back I decided that I'll travel for the one that's happening today, and here I am, in Sierra, with some cool people. Solar eclipses happen rarely enough, and frequently enough, to act as milestones in my life: I can rev…

I was in Toronto in 2024. Wanted to travel to EU for the next one (I’m from EU) but sadly couldn’t make that happen.

Enjoy the eclipse!

Re: 2026 Eclipse Webcams

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Sorry for my ignorance, but can someone please explain what I'm looking at here?

It’s like kik or twitch stream but for nerds (that’s us btw), the live stream is a bunch of live cameras in different cities/countries, these locations today will experience something called totality sun eclipse, it’s when the sun is totally covered, day turns to night, and you see a pretty yet scary ring in the sky instead, it lasts for minutes at best, and it’s a really cool thing to witness in person, but in case you can’t, at least you see it through someone’s lens in a live stream, like that site!

Re: 2026 Eclipse Webcams

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post #23

Living in Vancouver, I traveled to Toronto to watch the Eclipse in 2024. We faced a nasty cloud, and had to drive hundreds of kilometers (hundreds of miles) to get a reasonably good view. On the drive back I decided that I'll travel for the one that's happening today, and here I am, in Sierra, with some cool people. Solar eclipses happen rarely enough, and frequently enough, to act as milestones in my life: I can rev…

I was in Toronto in 2024. Wanted to travel to EU for the next one (I’m from EU) but sadly couldn’t make that happen. Enjoy the eclipse!

Same here! I couldn’t make it this year so hopefully next one!

Re: 2026 Eclipse Webcams

#60

We are going to get the full solar eclipse, but to be honest I'm going to enjoy the transitions more than the actual eclipse itself. It's not like the glasses will give you a great view of the actual sun itself compared to a live professional camera setup so I'll be having the tv on to se the "filtered" view of the sun directly instead of trying to stare at it. I'll peak a glance once in awhile.

If you're going to be within the path of totality, I strongly urge you to go outside and look up at the eclipse during totality with the naked eye, it's safe: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/safety/#eye-safety-total

Truly a transcendent experience: the shadow of the moon rushing across the land toward you, the air suddenly cooling, the sunset horizon in every direction, the ring of the sun's corona surrounding the silhouette of the moon... There's no other natural phenomenon like it, and video/photos truly don't do it justice!

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