Brian May, the guitarist of Queen and an astrophysicist who earned his PhD in 2007, is in Spain, not far from Valencia, aiming to enjoy this afternoon’s total solar eclipse. May has been sharing recommendations on Instagram in recent days to observe the phenomenon safely.
The main rule is not to look directly at the Sun and never use telescopes or binoculars pointed at it. May advises turning to the pinhole technique, by making a small hole in a piece of cardboard and projecting the Sun’s image onto a white surface. He has also demonstrated how to project the eclipse onto a plate.
May hopes to be able to witness the totality, though he fears that clouds could spoil the spectacle. The eclipse will be visible across much of Europe, and in Spain, totality can be observed from various parts of the country this afternoon.
