Overview
- NASA confirmed the eclipse path on Tuesday, showing totality will cross Greenland, Iceland, a small area of Portugal, large parts of Spain and northern Russia with local totality in Spain occurring around 20:26–20:32 local time.
- The Spanish government and social organisation ONCE have begun distributing two million ISO 12312‑2 certified eclipse glasses nationwide while Catalonia is handing out 150,000 glasses at 23 official observation points.
- Regional science programmes have scheduled major public events and live streams, including a flagship day at the Observatori de l'Ebre with invited figures such as Pedro Duque, Didier Queloz and NASA scientists.
- Tourism and logistics indicators show intense demand for viewing: rental caravan fleets are nearly fully booked and many observation sites and hotels report heavy reservations that will concentrate crowds along the path of totality.
- Authorities and agencies stress strict safety rules for viewing, recommend ISO‑certified filters or indirect projection methods, and warn that the brief totality (about one to two minutes in many spots) plus the Perseids meteor shower could increase crowding and travel disruption.