日全食即将造访欧洲

当月球（Moon）运行至地球（Earth）与太阳之间时，它会将阴影投射到地球表面。对于处于阴影最暗区域的人们来说，太阳表面会被完全遮挡，其稀薄的大气层将清晰可见。

When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, it casts a shadow onto Earth's surface. For people in the darkest part of this shadow, the face of the Sun is totally blocked out, and its wispy atmosphere becomes visible.

8月12日星期三，这道阴影将横跨格陵兰岛、冰岛、葡萄牙东北部和西班牙。由于这是自1905年以来首次在西班牙本土可见的日全食（total eclipse），欧洲空间局（European Space Agency, ESA）决定开展一项特别活动。

On Wednesday 12 August, such a shadow will cross Greenland, Iceland, northeastern Portugal and Spain. With this being the first total eclipse visible from mainland Spain since 1905, the European Space Agency (ESA) has decided to do something special.

ESA将从哈瓦兰布天体物理天文台（Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre）进行现场直播，让世界各地的任何人都能体验这一罕见的天文现象。与此同时，该机构正与莱昂市及莱昂大学合作组织一场免费的线下活动，邀请公众齐聚一堂，参与为期一天的互动研讨会、讲座和现场观测。

ESA’s live broadcast from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre will allow anyone to experience this rare phenomenon from anywhere in the world. Meanwhile, the Agency is working with the City and University of León to organise a free in-person event, inviting people to come together for a day of interactive workshops, talks and live observations.