Eclipse chasers: When chasing totality becomes a way of life (1/4)

Total solar eclipse (1/4). A total solar eclipse will sweep across northern Spain on August 12 in one of Europe's most anticipated astronomical events of the decade. For Singaporean family Janet Tay, Koh Joo Beng and their son Jared, it will be the...

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Eclipse chasers: When chasing totality becomes a way of life (1/4)

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