Dr. C. Alex Young
@thesuntoday
Heliophysicist (Sun Scientist) • Space weather, solar activity, heliophysics missions, eclipses, aurora & more • Work for NASA • Posts are my own 🌞💥
Europe's first totality in 20 years is today — the next is in 12 months. 🌑 Aug 2, 2027: up to 6 min 23 sec, the longest totality on land this century. Southern Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia. Enjoy today first. Then look at the map. 👉 thesuntoday.org/eclipse270802
🚨 ECLIPSE DAY!!! 🌞🌑 The shadow races Greenland 🇬🇱 → Iceland 🇮🇸 (5:48 pm) → Spain 🇪🇸 (~8:30 pm) TODAY! Glasses on 👓 — naked eyes only during totality! Watch LIVE 💻 thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812 Tonight: Perseids! 💫 #Eclipse2026
Tomorrow, Aug 12: the Moon covers the Sun over Greenland, Iceland and Spain — Europe's first totality since 2006. I'm co-hosting EarthSky's livestream with Deborah Byrd from 16:30 UTC (11:30am CDT). Totality begins 16:58 UTC. 📺 youtube.com/live/UDHJIJFA908 🌒 thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812
Can you see aurora during totality? Tomorrow we may find out — Dr. Liz MacDonald is in Iceland for the eclipse to test exactly that. 🌑💚 Spot aurora during totality? Report it: aurorasaurus.org Eclipse times: thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812 #eclipse2026
😱 TOMORROW! Checklist: glasses 👓 weather 🌤️ camera 📸 stream 💻 Partial phases start 15:34 UTC, totality 16:58–18:34 UTC, peak 17:46 off Iceland 🇮🇸 Sleep well… the Moon won't! 🌙 👉 thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812 #Eclipse2026
🌙 2 days — and TODAY the Moon hits perigee, ready for its big moment! 💪 Aug 12 by the numbers: 2 min 18 sec max totality • 294 km path • 5 countries • ~15 million in the shadow! 🌑🎉 👉 thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812 #Eclipse2026
🧊🌑 3 days! T he shadow's route: sunrise in Siberia → over the Arctic → Greenland's fjords 🇬🇱 → Iceland 🇮🇸 → sunset in Spain 🇪🇸. Polar bears might get the best view on Earth! 🐻❄️✨ Path maps 👉 thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812 #Eclipse2026
🕰️ 6 days! Let's time travel: the last time SPAIN stood in the Moon's shadow, it was 1905 — before radio broadcasts, before sliced bread! 🍞 Iceland's last totality? 1954. Continental Europe's? 2006. On Aug 12, the wait finally ends. 🌞🌑 And here's the kicker: after a 20-year European eclipse dro
👀☀️ 7 days! Rule #1: NEVER look at the Sun without ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses. Sunglasses do NOT count! 🕶️❌ Naked eyes are safe ONLY during totality. Diamond ring 💍 = glasses back ON! Safety guide 👉 thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812 #Eclipse2026
🌅🌑 8 days! Spain gets a SUNSET totality on Aug 12 the eclipsed Sun low over the horizon around 8:30 pm, from A Coruña to Mallorca. First Spanish totality since 1905! Scout that western horizon 📸 👉 thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812 #Eclipse2026
🇮🇸 9 days! On Aug 12, Reykjavík gets ~1 min of totality at 5:48 pm, Iceland's first total solar eclipse since 1954 & its ONLY one this century! Fire, ice… and shadow. 🌋🌑 ✨ 👉 thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812 #Eclipse2026
🚨 10 DAYS until totality returns to Europe! 🌞🌑 Aug 12: the Moon's shadow sweeps Greenland 🇬🇱 Iceland 🇮🇸 & Spain 🇪🇸, the first total solar eclipse in continental Europe since 2006! Maps & times 👉 thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812 #Eclipse2026
🚨 10 DAYS until totality returns to Europe! 🌞🌑 Aug 12: the Moon's shadow sweeps Greenland 🇬🇱 Iceland 🇮🇸 & Spain 🇪🇸 — the first total solar eclipse in continental Europe since 2006! Maps & times 👉 thesuntoday.org/eclipse260812 #Eclipse2026
🌍☀️ Happy Aphelion 2026! Today (July 6) Earth is at its FARTHEST from the Sun all year: 94.5 million miles — in the middle of northern summer! 🏖️ It's tilt, not distance, that makes the seasons. 🎯 "A" is for "Away!" 🔗 bit.ly/aphelion-2026 #Aphelion2026 #Astronomy
💥☀️ X1.1 FLARE from AR 4479! Eruptive flare in SDO 211Å tonight. No coronagraph CME imagery yet but EUV dimming + radio data confirm eruption — shock est ~1,500 km/s! 3.3M mph 🏎️💨 Stay tuned for CME direction 🎯🌍 bit.ly/sunactivity
🌟 Happy Solstice Day! The Sun's turn has begun — now heading south again. 🌅 The twist: the latest sunset still hasn't happened! ☀️ 🍓 The full Strawberry Moon (June 29) rides the LOWEST arc of the year up north — big & golden on the horizon! 🔗 bit.ly/june-solstice-2026 #JuneSolstice2026
🌞 It's solstice time! June 21 at 08:24 UTC (4:24am EDT | 1:24am PDT) The Sun hit its northernmost point — 🧭 Overhead at the Tropic of Cancer 🌍 Summer starts up north, winter down south ❄️ But the latest sunset isn't tonight & the earliest sunrise already passed! 🤯 🔗 bit.ly/june-solstice-2026
🌞 Solstice Eve: Polar edition! ☀️ The North Pole: 24-hour Midnight Sun. 🌌 The South Pole: full darkness. 🔄 The Sun is about to “pause” at its northernmost point — that's what solstice means! At the N. Pole it just circles the sky at its highest all year. bit.ly/june-solstice-2026
🌞 The Sun is about to stand still. The June Solstice is this Sunday, June 21 — the Sun hits its northernmost point. Up north: longest day of the year. Down south: the deepest day of winter! ❄️ But there's way more happening… 🔗 bit.ly/june-solstice-2026 #JuneSolstice2026
Happy Summer, Northern Hemisphere! 🌞🥥🌴🌺🍍🌊🏖️🐚🏝️🍹⛱️🌊🥵🍉⛱️🍦☀️😎 Happy Winter, Southern Hemisphere! ☀️❄️🌨️🧊⛄❄🧣⛸️🥶🛷🎿₊˚｡⋆❆⋆｡˚₊❄🐻❄️🧊🌞 The 2026 June Solstice hits Sunday, June 21 at 08:24 UTC 4:24 am EDT • 3:24 am CDT • 2:24 am MDT • 1:24 am PDT 🌞🌎😄 MORE: bit.ly/june-solstice-2026 #solstice #summer #winter #seasons
🚨☀️💥 Aurora alert! CME from M1.9 flare races toward Earth. Arrival June 8 ~6 UTC / 2 a.m. EDT. G1–G3 storms possible! 🌌 Aurora may reach mid-latitudes 🗽🇬🇧 June nights short, look fast! 🤞📸💚💜 🔗 bit.ly/sunactivity
𝗪𝗢𝗪!! 🌑☀️ ECLIPSE FROM DEEP SPACE! Artemis II crew captured a total solar eclipse from Orion during their lunar flyby — 54 min of totality! Venus photobombing, Earthshine on the Moon, corona glowing & stars popping out. Humans have never seen this before 🚀✨ 📸 NASA
🌞🌍It’s Equinox Time!🌍🍂 The Equinox has arrived! 🌸🌱Spring in the N. Hemisphere and🍁🍂Fall in the S. Hemisphere—global celebration of balance and change!💫✨ 🌌Watch for some solar surprises and auroras as the Sun shifts!🌞🌈 Fri, 3/20/26 14:46 UTC • 10:46 am ET • 7:46 am PT bit.ly/march-equinox-2026
🌞🌍The March Equinox is NOW! 🌍🍂 The moment of cosmic balance is here—March 20, 2026, at 14:46 UTC • 10:46 a.m. EDT • 7:46 a.m. PDT! 🌸🌱Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and 🍁🍂 Fall in the Southern Hemisphere! Solar activity is rising—don’t forget to look for those auroras! 🌌 bit.ly/march-equinox-2026
🌞🌍 The March Equinox is TOMORROW! 🌍🍂 Spring 🌸🌱 in the Northern Hemisphere & Fall 🍁🍂 in the Southern Hemisphere. 🗓️ March 20, 2026, at 14:46 UTC • 10:46 a.m. EDT • 7:46 a.m. PDT! Watch for auroras 🌌! Learn more: bit.ly/march-equinox-2026 #MarchEquinox #Aurora
🌞🌍 March Equinox 2026! 🌍🍂 Spring 🌸🌱 in the Northern Hemisphere and Fall 🍁🍂 in the Southern Hemisphere. 🗓️ Friday, March 20, 2026 at 14:46 UTC • 10:46 a.m. EDT • 7:46 a.m. PDT! Watch for some aurora magic 🌌: bit.ly/march-equinox-2026 #MarchEquinox #Aurora #SpaceWeather
End of the Eclipse (14:23 UTC) ☀️🌍🌕 ECLIPSE COMPLETE! The Moon has left Earth's shadow entirely. The last total lunar eclipse until December 31, 2028 is now in the books. See you in 1,034 days! 🌕👋🥂 📺 Details: thesuntoday.org/eclipse260303
End of Partial Eclipse (13:17 UTC) ☀️🌍🌕 The Moon has exited Earth's dark umbral shadow! The partial phase is complete. Only a subtle penumbral shading remains. Almost done! 🌕✨ 📺 Details: thesuntoday.org/eclipse260303