A woman wears eclipse-viewing glasses for direct observation of the sun in Beziers, southern France, on Wednesday, ahead of the Aug. 12 solar eclipse. | AFP-JIJI
Aug 6, 2026
Paris – Suddenly, the world is plunged into an eerie, violet darkness. The temperature drops. Birds and other animals, bewildered by unforeseen night, start behaving strangely. Stars and planets appear in the sky next to the blotted-out Sun.
It is this awe-inspiring experience that will draw people from all over the world to northern Spain next week in the hope of witnessing a total solar eclipse.
“It feels like it’s the end of the world ... you’re changed forever if you see one,” said Elizabeth Warning, a self-described “eclipse-chaser,” ahead of the Aug. 12 event.
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