On 12 August 2026, Spain will witness its first total solar eclipse in over a century. Filming it without proper protection can damage your phone's camera in minutes. Here's how to do it safely.

Only specifically certified filters let just 0.00032% of visible sunlight through and protect people watching this once-in-a-century event from permanent retinal damage.

The Moon will slide fully across the Sun on the evening of August 12, dropping a narrow band of Europe into darkness for a little over a minute in some places and close to two in…