North Texans Must Fly 4,800 Miles for Aug. 12 Total Eclipse
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Updated · NBC DFW · Aug 9
North Texans Must Fly 4,800 Miles for Aug. 12 Total Eclipse
3 articles · Updated · NBC DFW · Aug 9
Summary
León, Spain, is the closest prime destination highlighted for North Texans seeking Aug. 12 totality, offering nearly two minutes of darkness after the 2024 eclipse crossed Dallas-Fort Worth.
NASA says much of the total eclipse path will run over the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, leaving only limited land viewing in places such as Spain and Iceland.
Valencia and Reykjavík should get about one minute of totality, while travelers staying in North America can see only a partial eclipse—24% in Bangor, Maine, and 37% in Fairbanks, Alaska.
2033 and 2044 will bring total solar eclipses to parts of the U.S., and the 2045 path will pass just north of North Texas in Oklahoma.