August 2026 Total Solar Eclipse Opens a Run of Major European Eclipses

On August 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse swept from Siberia through the Arctic, Iceland, and Spain, ending Europe's total-eclipse gap since 2015. It also begins a sequence: another total eclipse crosses southern Spain and the Mediterranean in August 2027, with Central Europe to follow. Eclipse chasers treating 2026 as a waypoint now have reason to keep planning.