Total solar eclipses trips.

[Mark Wagner]

Just chatting with my son, he and wife are off next month to see the 2026 solar eclipse with a gang of friends.  It's a rather short duration eclipse, but they got almost completely skunked NW of San Antonio at the last one in the US two years ago.

I'm pushing him to book August 2027.  It's almost 6-1/2 minutes of totality just outside Luxor Egypt.  I think the longest of the century.  What an awesome experience that sounds like!

Head's up adventure travellers!

[Dan Smiley]

Hi Mark, my wife and I along with some friends will be Zaragoza Spain for the eclipse next month. As you mention, it will be short and also low to the horizon. Fingers crossed for clear skies1 Where will your son be located?

My wife and I, along with quite a few others including some TACo's are on a cruise to view the TSE of August 2, 2027, longest at over 6' for the next 87 years!

Dan S

[Rajah]

I want to do the one in Egypt, I haves not planned anything yet. I heard the Nile cruise bookings are mostly full for that date.

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[Mark]

It will be low, Dan.  My son will be on the West Coast of Mallorca.

Ido do Malaga if possible next year 

[Steve Gottlieb]

I’m signed up with my wife on the same Mediterranean cruise as Dan for the Aug 2027 eclipse. And there’s the Australian eclipse of July 2028.

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> On Jul 6, 2026, at 10:26 AM, 'Dan Smiley' via The Astronomy Connection (TAC) <sf-ba...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> Hi Mark, my wife and I along with some friends will be Zaragoza Spain for the eclipse next month. As you mention, it will be short and also low to the horizon. Fingers crossed for clear skies1 Where will your son be located?

[Moshen Chan]

I'm gonna be somewhere in Spain in Aug. I rented a few cancellable hotels and car. I learned my lesson in 2024 about making any firm plans lol.

Moshen

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[Brad Templeton]

I've seen 7 total eclipses, almost all booked at the last minute -- it's definitely possible.

The one thing to be wary of in Spain is how low it will be on the horizon.  If you see it that will be spectacular, but as you know, you have a much higher chance of clouds there.   Climate maps can start your planning but a week out from eclipse time use actual weather forecasts rather than climate predictions.     weather.us lets you see all the different supercomputer models in one site, and ask them about specific cloudcover, though not so easily about direction of clouds.

Of course, never, ever photograph a total eclipse.  If you are skilled at it, and have seen several, it's OK to have your computer photograph the eclipse while you watch it.  You should never photograph it yourself.  Get out your eyes and binoculars and watch.   Moving at the last minute to escape clouds may mean your photography plans get scuttled, but better to see it than photograph clouds.  My computers have taken some great pictures, but I was watching.   I foolishly watched half of my 3rd eclipse through the viewfinder.

[Moshen Chan]

Thanks for that, you made me a bit more confident.  I don't really know what I'm doing this time around and have nothing planned. I agree with you in not attempting to capture it unless it's on an automated setup. Here was mine from 2024. I also have a wide angle shot with the full extent of the corona I haven't processed yet. This eclipse - it's close to the horizon so some good landscape opportunities. Thinking a simple shot like that with minimal processing would be nice. I might even try it on 6x7 medium format film.

Moshen

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[John Pierce]

On Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM Moshen Chan <mosh...@gmail.com> wrote:

... Thinking a simple shot like that with minimal processing would be nice. I might even try it on 6x7 medium format film.

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really hard to get the dynamic range with film that you can with modern digital. 

[Moshen Chan]

I know, it might turn out to be a disappointment then. I'll probably have a simple digital backup running timing from my computer. #morestuff.

Moshen

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