The 12 August eclipse seen from Lanzarote: three quarters of the sun covered

On 12 August Lanzarote looked up for one of the most anticipated astronomical events of recent years. Over the Iberian Peninsula the eclipse was total; from the island it appeared as a partial eclipse, with the Moon covering around three quarters of the solar disc at maximum.

The event had drawn attention across Europe, and in the Canaries it filled the organised observation points.

The chosen spot: La Santa

The Elder Museum of Science and Technology picked the seafront promenade at La Santa, in Tinajo, as one of its Atalayas Cósmicas: specialist staff on site and free certified eclipse glasses for the public.

The rule that always holds: never look at the sun with the naked eye or through ordinary sunglasses, not even when it is almost entirely covered.

Sources: Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la Tecnología; Ayuntamiento de Tinajo; Cabildo de Lanzarote.