On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the surface of the earth. At sunrise it will be visible in the far north of Siberia in Russia. The “path of totality” sweeps across the Arctic Ocean, brushing within a few miles of the North Pole. The morning light will briefly vanish then reappear along 1,000 miles of Greenland’s northeastern flank.
The closer the observer is to the centre of the path of totality, the longer the eclipse lasts. Watchers in the far west of Iceland are in for a treat. Operations at Keflavik airport, serving Reykjavik, will surely pause for the couple of minutes of totality; the next total solar eclipse for the Atlantic nation be along 170 years later.
