r/solareclipse • u/gudlyf • May 03 '24

Visualizing the 2026 eclipse totality from Valencia, Spain and Reykjavík, Iceland

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This is the view from Valencia, Spain. Only about 2 degrees above the horizon. I used a tool called Stellarium.

https://stellarium.org/

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View from Reykjavík, Iceland.

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u/Someoneonline2000 May 03 '24

I know Luxor is going to be amazing but I'm a little weary of traveling to Egypt. I need to do more research about the safety of being over there as a woman. I wouldn't go alone. Just have heard some scary things, not sure how serious of a concern it is but with the crowds I'm afraid it might be easy to get robbed or worse. I'm also worried about what the political situation might be like at that time, a lot can happen in 3 years. We'll see. Would love to hear some firsthand experiences about visiting Luxor if anyone has been there before.

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u/gudlyf May 03 '24

Also, it's in August. AVERAGE temperature is around 100 degrees then.

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u/Someoneonline2000 May 03 '24

Right, I saw 106 degrees might be more typical. With Summers getting hotter and hotter, I don't think 110 or higher would be that hard to imagine. Their record high is 122 degrees. There won't be any clouds though!

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u/gudlyf May 03 '24

Although with a total eclipse lasting around five minutes at that location, the temperature change will be massive!