Spain's 'Galactic Shepherd' to watch total eclipse from DIY observatory

SAN AGUSTIN DEL POZO, Spain, Aug 6 : In a tiny Spanish farming village, retired shepherd Joaquin Tapioles is preparing to watch next week's first-in-a-century total solar eclipse from the observatory he built after being inspired by the mysteries of the skies as a boy.The first total eclipse visible from the Iberian peninsula since 1912 is set to draw skywatchers from across Spain and abroad.A self-taught astronomer who goes by the nickname the "Galactic Shepherd", Tapioles, 67, will be watching with his family on August 12 from the rotating dome that juts out among San Agustin del Pozo's red-brick buildings. He operates the telescope he designed and assembled himself using a video game controller to track the sky. And while he loves to share his decades-long passion with visitors who have