Palencia is already buzzing with excitement about the eclipse. With the opening talk given yesterday by IAC Director Valentín Martínez Pillet at the Teatro Principal—in which he gave the large audience a preview of the spectacular nature and significance of what they will see in the sky tomorrow—the program of educational events has officially kicked off. These events will take place at various locations throughout the capital, as well as in other towns across the province. Meanwhile, on the streets, you can sense the growing excitement among the many visitors arriving so as not to miss such

As part of the program of initiatives that the IAC—in collaboration with the Palencia City Council and with the support of the Canary Islands Government, and as part of its NATE project—will carry out in Palencia to mark the total solar eclipse on August 12, people with visual impairments will be offered the opportunity to follow the event through the Inclusive Eclipse project of the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-ISIC). This option will be available at a designated location on the grounds of the Cristo del Otero monument. In this sound art space, anyone can enjoy the eclipse through sound

Un eclipse total de Sol es uno de esos fenómenos capaces de romper la normalidad del mundo, al menos durante unos minutos. El día se convierte en noche, la temperatura cae, el paisaje adquiere una tonalidad extraña y los animales alteran su comportamiento. El Sol, que parecía la presencia más grandiosa del cielo, desaparece. Para una sociedad sin Astronomía, sin física y sin capacidad de cálculo, la desaparición del Sol no podía ser un simple accidente geométrico. Era una amenaza cósmica. Muchas culturas interpretaron los eclipses como el ataque de una criatura o la manifestación de una