About this episode

The episode discusses how to safely view the upcoming eclipse on August 12, 2026, along with a segment on summer reading.

There's an eclipse on Wednesday 12th August 2026. So where can you see it? And how do you do that safely? Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey from have it covered. Plus, The Supermassive Book Club makes a return for your summer reading. We're (finally) on Youtube, watch us here . For ad-free listening, join The Supermassive Club on Supporting Cast. Every paying member helps to keep the show running, so thank you! Send us your eclipse photos, questions (and nonsense!) to podcast@ras.ac.uk, on Instagram at @supermassivepod or post in The Supermassive Club. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Hayley Wilson is the video editor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Izzie Clarke

Guests: Dr Becky Smethurst, Dr Robert Massey

Topics covered

• eclipse
• safety
• astronomy
• summer reading
• YouTube

Keywords

• eclipse
• safety
• astronomy
• viewing tips
• summer reading

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Royal Astronomical Society, Boffin Media, Acast

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