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 pe

Only a specific certified filter lets just 0.00032% of visible sunlight through, protecting viewers of this once‑in‑a‑century event from lasting retinal damage.

For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer.

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A partial eclipse will delight as far away as Alaska and Siberia, enveloping Canada, the northern U.S., and much of Europe and West Africa.

(AP) -- For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer.Toss in a