Eclipse update - Cloud stopped play
Aug. 13th, 2026 08:36 pmHad an interesting time in Santander including my first visit to a lighthouse (not a good site for eclipse watching if you use public transport since the last bus back was before totality), the A&E of a hospital (pro tip - don't trip over granite sphere bollards in the dark and smash your face), and an eventual fun evening of eclipse watching at another site which was interrupted by cloud covering the sun about five minutes after the eclipse started - after that I stayed for a couple of hours of crowd watching, the fun moment when everything suddenly went dark, and a not so fun walk of about 3 KM to get the bus, since it turned out that the temporary bus route that got me there wasn't taking people back unless you went to the previous stop...
More when I've gone through the photos etc., might take a day or two since I have to sort out travel insurance etc.
Update - apparently the place I should have gone is Zaragoza in Aragon...
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260813.html
Update - My photos from the eclipse are here, for what they're worth. If you can identify plants or anything please add to the notes on the photos.
More when I've gone through the photos etc., might take a day or two since I have to sort out travel insurance etc.
Update - apparently the place I should have gone is Zaragoza in Aragon...
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260813.html
Update - My photos from the eclipse are here, for what they're worth. If you can identify plants or anything please add to the notes on the photos.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/150868539@N02/albums/72177720335123940/