A total solar eclipse occurs on Aug. 12, and North Texans interested in chasing the sun’s shadow will have to travel a lot farther than they did in 2024, when the path of totality cut through our backyards. To see the sun completely blocked, you’d need to fly nearly 4,800 miles to León, Spai n. That’s where crowds should get a nearly two-minute-long look at totality, according to NASA. Eclipse chasers who head to Valencia, Spain, or Reykjavík, Iceland, will see about a minute of totality. Much of the path of totality lies over the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. NASA published an animation of what to expect here. If a last-minute flight to Europe is out of the question, you can take a road trip to parts of the U.S. or Canada to get a look at the partial eclipse. The best shot in the continental U.S. is Bangor, Maine, where it will be 24% of totality. Bangor is about 1,700 miles from DFW by air. Fairbanks, Alaska, will see 37%. During a total solar eclipse, the Moon aligns perfectly between the Sun and the Earth. People in the path of totality will briefly plunge into darkness at the pinnacle of the eclipse. Those in the path of the partial eclipse will see the Moon cover only a small portion of the Sun. Parts of the U.S. will see total solar eclipses in 2033 and 2044. In 2045, the path of totality will travel just north of North Texas, in Oklahoma. If you do chase the eclipse, remember to view it safely through special eclipse-viewing glasses or by creating a pinhole viewer. If you don’t want to wait decades to see another eclipse near DFW, you can check out NBC 5’s coverage of the 2024 solar eclipse. North Texas eclipse Total Eclipse 2024 Apr 8, 2024 Spectacular photos capture the total eclipse over North Texas Total Eclipse 2024 Apr 9, 2024 Proposal of a lifetime: Couple gets engaged during solar eclipse in North Texas Total Eclipse 2024 Apr 14, 2024 AP photographer explains how he captured the moment of eclipse totality Total Eclipse 2024 Apr 10, 2024 Emotional reactions to the solar eclipse over Russellville, Arkansas Eclipse Apr 8, 2024 Absolutely remarkable, total solar eclipse stuns over North Texas Total Eclipse 2024 Apr 10, 2024 What were those red blobs coming out of the sun during the eclipse? ...read more read less