Overview
- The path of totality will cross the Strait of Gibraltar and sweep southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, including Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan and Somalia.
- NASA and the U.S. Naval Observatory place the point of maximum duration near Luxor, Egypt, at about 6 minutes 23 seconds.
- In Europe, only southern Spain will experience totality, with Cádiz expected to see roughly 2 minutes 55 seconds and Málaga about 1 minute 53 seconds.
- Space.com reports this will be the longest total solar eclipse visible from land this century and the longest until 2114.
- Agencies advise ISO 12312-2 certified eye protection and recommend following NASA and observatory live streams, as researchers plan extended corona and atmospheric studies enabled by the long duration.