Overview
- The eclipse will unfold on Wednesday evening, with a partial event across Germany that covers up to about 90 percent of the Sun and a narrow totality path crossing parts of Spain, Iceland and Greenland.
- Public-health agencies and eye specialists say ordinary sunglasses are unsafe, only certified solar-eclipse viewers that meet EN ISO 12312-2 (CE marked) or proper solar filters fitted in front of optics should be used for direct viewing.
- Many retailers report certified eclipse glasses are sold out and experts advise safer alternatives such as a Camera obscura projection, certified AstroSolar filter foil, or welding glass rated 12–14 rather than improvised DIY filters.
- Planetariums, observatories and astronomy clubs have opened supervised viewing events nationwide under the coordinated “Long Night of Astronomy,” and live streams from totality zones in Spain and island sites are available for those who cannot attend in person.
- Observers should pick a free western horizon because the eclipse occurs near sunset, watch children closely, and note that the same night brings the Perseids meteor shower while Germany will not see another comparable total eclipse until 2081.