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Solar eclipsesTotal solar eclipse of 26 December 2038

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26 December 2038 at 00:58 UTC

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What you need to see it

ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses (essential). They protect your eyes during the partial phases. Never look at the Sun without protection outside totality. Ordinary sunglasses don't protect you. Check the manufacturer's marking and that they aren't damaged.
Certified front-mounted solar filter (essential). Needed on telescopes, cameras and binoculars outside totality. It goes in front of the lens, never on the eyepiece. Without it, the optics concentrate the light and can seriously damage your eyes and your gear.
Stable tripod (recommended). Keeps your framing steady for the whole eclipse.
Binoculars with solar filter (optional). They show the Moon moving across the Sun, and sunspots, during the partial phases. Use a filter outside totality.

Where to see it best

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Layers for this event

Path of totalityVerified

Centre line

Source

NASA/GSFC (Espenak). Date: Prediction tables. No lunar limb profile: the real limit may shift by a kilometre or so.

Partial obscuration / visibilityCalculated

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Cálculo con astronomy-engine. Date: Generated at import. Approximate outline: check a point to get the local figure.

Places to stayUnverified

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Fundación Starlight. Date: Imported from the Starlight Foundation map. Only Starlight-certified places. No prices or bookings, and we don't know whether the certification is still valid.

Catalogue places (official sources)Official source

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Fuentes oficiales abiertas (hoy, Cabildo Insular de La Palma). Date: Each source's own date, checked when imported. Official data, reviewed before publishing but not verified on site: night access and the current state of the place may have changed. An observatory may not be open to visitors.

Community spotsReported by the community

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Comunidad de Astrovents. Date: Immediately after review. Added by users and reviewed before publishing. Access and state of the place not verified on site. Colour: gold if the event's central phase is visible, blue if only the partial phase, grey if it isn't visible.

What each icon means

The colour tells you where the place comes from; the drawing, what kind of place it is.

Official catalogue

Astronomical viewpoint
Viewpoint
Observatory (may not be open to visitors)
Dark-sky area

Community spot

Viewpoint
Mountain or pass
Clearing or open ground
Beach or coast
Designated car park
Other

Advanced layers (4)

Starlight-certified placesUnverified

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Fundación Starlight. Date: Imported from the Starlight Foundation map. A certification, not a sky measurement. We don't know whether it's still valid or whether you can visit.

Astronomical observatoriesUnverified

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OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Date: Imported from Overpass. Crowd-sourced data: public access and opening hours unverified.

Clouds observed by satelliteSatellite

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NASA VIIRS True Color (GIBS). Date: 2026-11-06. Image from a past day: it is not a forecast.

Shaded reliefSatellite

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ASTER GDEM (GIBS). Date: Static model. Visual only: it doesn't replace horizon analysis.