This Friday, June 26, at 11:00 AM, the world premiere of the immersive audiovisual program '3CLIPSE' will take place. This production, driven and coordinated by the Canarian Foundation for Science and Technology-Elder Museum, will be screened simultaneously in more than thirty science museums and planetariums in Spain and six in Portugal. The Elder Museum has described this event as an 'unprecedented occurrence' in scientific outreach.
The central event will be held at the Elder Museum itself, located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Attendees will include the Minister of Tourism and Employment for the Government of the Canary Islands, Jéssica de León, and the Director General of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, Izaskun Lacunza Aguirrebengoa.
The last total solar eclipse visible from Spanish territory took place in 1959 and was only observable from the Canary Islands, while the peninsula has not registered one since 1905.
The audiovisual production is part of the sequence of solar eclipses that will be visible from the Iberian Peninsula between 2026 and 2028. Its objective is to bring the science of these phenomena closer to the public through a high-quality fulldome program, combining scientific rigor, technological innovation, and educational purpose.
The project offers an immersive journey exploring the relationship between the Sun, Moon, and Earth through astronomical recreations and visualizations. It is supported by a grant from the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology.
According to the Elder Museum, the eclipses of 2026, 2027, and 2028 represent a milestone. The institution anticipates that these phenomena will generate significant scientific, educational, and tourist interest, mobilizing hundreds of thousands of people. '3CLIPSE' will enable thousands of citizens to understand and enjoy these events, contributing to the reinforcement of scientific culture.
