Most of us did not get to experience the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026. Hopefully, some of you got to travel to Spain, Greenland or Iceland to observe it first hand. A large number of creative and high quality photographs of the eclipse can be seen on social media and various online articles. Here is a small subset for our admiration and learning.
Total solar eclipse over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain, by Ruiyu Zhang. Featured on NASA APOD.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260813.html
Ruiyu Zhang
An outstanding pic by AJ Smadi as the Moon’s shadow falls upon the Burgos Cathedral in Spain. The title image is also by this award winning astrophotographer from Seattle, WA.
https://www.instagram.com/aj.smadi/?hl=en&img_index=7
AJ Smadi
Spectacular photos of the solar eclipse taken by Bill Ingalls of NASA in San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/with/55461373485/
The distinct solar prominence seen around the 9 O’Clock position was apparently visible even to the naked eye.
Bill Ingalls/NASA
Total Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2026, captured along Rype Fjord on the east coast of Greenland by Aditya Madhavan. Featured on NASA APOD.
“Through a break in the clouds, the stunning photo also records one of this eclipse’s transient diamond rings and the magnificent solar corona emerging near the moment totality began.”
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260814.html
Aditya Madhavan
Time-lapse pic by Juan Carlos Muñoz, astronomer, science communicator and media officer at ESO. Photographed from Peñafiel in the north of Spain. https://fosstodon.org/@astro_jcm@mastodon.online/117094881754294266
Juan Carlos Muño
National Geographic photographer Reuben Wu’s pic of the 2026 eclipse from the Picos de Urbión in Spain.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/total-solar-eclipse-europe-2026-photos
Reuben Wu, National Geographic
A stunning photograph of the total solar eclipse over the Mediterranean Sea taken by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy.
https://www.planetary.org/articles/the-best-images-from-the-2026-solar-eclipse
Andrew McCarth
This amazing pic of the silhouette of a paramotor crossing the crescent Sun during the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 is the result of the efforts of a five-person team, who spent more than a month preparing to capture the shot. With photographers positioned high on the Serra d’Alfàbia, ten-time Acro World Cup champion Horacio Llorens flew a paramotor in front of the Sun as totality approached. https://xcmag.com/news/flying-the-eclipse-horacio-llorens-in-mallorca/
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Below is one of several eye-catching photos of the solar eclipse taken by the Spanish Air Force. The image shows a two-seat EF-18BM Hornet fighter jet from Wing 15, based in Zaragoza, in flight with the total eclipse in the background. The photos were taken from an A400M Atlas tanker aircraft from Wing 31 during a refueling mission for two EF-18s.
Spanish Air Force
Stunning images from the French Air and Space Force while they were conducting in-flight refueling exercises above the Bay of Biscay with two A400M Atlases of the 4/61 “Béarn” transport squadron, located at Air Base (BA) 123 in Orléans-Bricy, supported by multiple Rafale fighter aircraft of the 3/30 “L Lorraine” fighter squadron. https://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/actualites/leclipse-solaire-totale-aviateurs-sentrainent-nuit
l’armée de l’Air et de l’Espace
l’armée de l’Air et de l’Espace
l’armée de l’Air et de l’Espace
There are many more beautiful images of the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, some of which can be found by following the links in this diary.
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