A total solar eclipse in mid-August will be visible to people in Northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal's northeastern tip.

A total solar eclipse in mid-August will be visible to people in Northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal's northeastern tip.

Americans will miss totality on Aug. 12, but a partial eclipse in the northeastern U.S. and Alaska, plus the peak of Perseid meteors, make it a big day for skywatchers.