You Need to Watch This Before The Total Solar Eclipse on August 12

Go to http://ground.news/sou for a better way to stay informed. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access to worldwide coverage through my link. The total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 is the first over mainland Europe since 1999, sending its path of totality across Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. If you are in the northeastern US, eastern Canada, or Alaska, you will catch a partial eclipse that same afternoon. And wherever you are on Earth, this one night stacks three more events: the Perseid meteor shower peaking under a completely moonless sky, with up to 100 meteors an hour, one of the year's best nights to see the Milky Way, and a six-planet parade before dawn on August 13. ━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Why August 12, 2026 Is a Rare Day 02:41 First Contact 05:07 Second Contact - Baily’s Beads and Diamond Ring 06:12 Totality 08:34 Third and Fourth Contact + Ground News 11:34 The Path of Totality 13:55 Perseid Meteor Shower 15:01 Milky Way Arch 15:52 Planet Parade ━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👨🏻‍💻Created By and Produced By: Rishabh Nakra 🎙️Narrated By: Jeffrey Smith 🤝 Special Thanks: Miguel Claro