NATE Outreach Program in Palencia – Eclipse August 2026

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

FRÓMISTA

8:00 p.m.

Santa María del Castillo Church (6 La Plata St.)

Talk: Eclipses. When Magic Became Science

Eva Villaver Sobrino

Deputy Director of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics

 

MONDAY, AUGUST 10

PALENCIA

7:00 p.m.

Principal Theater (3 Burgos St.)

Opening adress: What (really) happens during a total solar eclipse?

Valentín Martínez Pillet

Director of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics

CARRIÓN DE LOS CONDES

6:00 p.m.

Sarabia Theater (6 Marqués de Santillana Square)

Talk: Overshadowed. Scientific and Humanistic Reflections on the Sun and Its Eclipses

Jorge Pérez-Gallego

NATE Project Coordinator (IAC)

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11

PALENCIA

10:00 a.m.

Isabel II Hall Park (1 Hall Park)

Workshops to Prepare for the Eclipse Observation

Volunteers at the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics

 

12:00 p.m.

Principal Theater (3 Burgos St.)

Program in English

Chasing Shadows. 150 Years of Scientists Pursuing Discoveries During Eclipses

Kevin Reardon

National Solar Observatory (USA)

 

Harnessing Machine Learning and Citizen Science. How You Can Help Create a Map of the Universe to Help Uncover the Mystery of Dark Energy!

Lindsay House

University of Chicago (USA)

 

9:00 p.m.

Main Square

Talks

The Sun from Space

Jose Carlos del Toro Iniesta

Andalusian Institute of Astrophysics (IAA-CSIC)

 

Today I'm drawing up your birth chart

Irene Puerto

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

 

Astrophysics and Instrumentation: A Friendship with a Little Bit of Romance

Pablo Redondo

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

 

FRÓMISTA

10:00 a.m.

Cultural Center (Francesa St.)

Summer School Workshop

Alejandra Goded

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

Jorge Pérez-Gallego

NATE Project Coordinator (IAC)

 

7:30 a.m.

Santa María del Castillo Church (6 La Plata St.)

Talk: Juan Carlos Pérez Arencibia

Former Director of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

 

CARRIÓN DE LOS CONDES

12:00 p.m.

Marqués de Santillana Elementary School (Eras de Santa María, no. n/a)

Summer School Workshop

Alejandra Goded

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

Jorge Pérez-Gallego

NATE Project Coordinator (IAC)

 

OSORNO LA MAYOR

12:00 p.m.

Cultural Center (26 La Fuente St.)

Talk: Astrophysics and Instrumentation: A Friendship with a Little Bit of Romance

Pablo Redondo

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

 
VILLALCÁZAR DE SIRGA

12:00 p.m.

Library (6 Ángel St.)

Talk: Exoplanets: On the Path to Habitable Worlds

Gaia Lacedelli

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

PALENCIA

10:00 a.m.

Isabel II Hall Park (1 Hall Park)

Workshops to Prepare for the Eclipse Observation

Volunteers at the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics

 

12:00 p.m.

Principal Theater (3 Burgos St.)

Program in Arabic

The Eclipse: An Opportunity to Understand How the Sun Works / الكسوف: فرصة لفهم كيفية عمل الشمس

Youssef Moulane

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Morocco)

 

Technology Transfer: From Astronomical Instrumentation to Biomedical Applications / من المراصد الفلكية إلى الابتكار الطبي: رحلة في نقل التكنولوجيا

Badiaa Ait Ahmed

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

 

7:00 p.m.

Otero Hill

Talks

The solar corona

Valentín Martínez Pillet

Director of Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

 

The Perseids: A Spectacle Full of Science

Alejandra Goded

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

 

OSORNO LA MAYOR

10:00 a.m.

Cultural Center (26 La Fuente St.)

Summer School Workshop

Alejandra Goded

Gaia Lacedelli

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

 

VILLALCÁZAR DE SIRGA

12:00 p.m.

Cultural Center (6 Ángel St.)

Summer School Workshop

Alejandra Goded

Gaia Lacedelli

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

 

AUTILLA DEL PINO

Totality Event

Introduction and moderation

Lucas Manuel Pedreira

Canary Island Institute of Astrophysics

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