Total solar eclipse over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain, on August 12, 2026.
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Total solar eclipse over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain, on August 12, 2026.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral-Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Pillar
Image Credit & Copyright: Ruiyu Zhang
1/nTotal Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2026, captured along Rype Fjord on the east coast of Greenland.
"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/fap/ap260814.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rype_Fjord
Image Credit & Copyright: Aditya Madhavan
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Total Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2026, captured along Rype Fjord on the east coast of Greenland.
"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/fap/ap260814.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rype_Fjord
Image Credit & Copyright: Aditya Madhavan
2/nOne of several eye-catching photos of the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, taken by the Spanish Air Force.
More at
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/13/amazing-photos-of-the-2026-solar-eclipse-taken-by-the-spanish-air-force/
https://ejercitodelaireydelespacio.defensa.gob.es/EA/ejercitodelaire/es/Actualidad/Noticias/Noticia/100fbd51-96e5-11f1-9fa9-005056a2cb59/?resourceId=100fbd51-96e5-11f1-9fa9-005056a2cb59&path=/sites/internet.es/.content/noticiaEA/noticiaEA_01516.xml#gsc.tab=0
https://www.instagram.com/ala31_transporte/
Video at https://www.instagram.com/p/Db9aFzdIDfL/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-5jiVtJk9/
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One of several eye-catching photos of the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, taken by the Spanish Air Force.
More at
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/13/amazing-photos-of-the-2026-solar-eclipse-taken-by-the-spanish-air-force/
https://ejercitodelaireydelespacio.defensa.gob.es/EA/ejercitodelaire/es/Actualidad/Noticias/Noticia/100fbd51-96e5-11f1-9fa9-005056a2cb59/?resourceId=100fbd51-96e5-11f1-9fa9-005056a2cb59&path=/sites/internet.es/.content/noticiaEA/noticiaEA_01516.xml#gsc.tab=0
https://www.instagram.com/ala31_transporte/
Video at https://www.instagram.com/p/Db9aFzdIDfL/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-5jiVtJk9/
3/nSpectacular photos of the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, taken by the venerable Bill Ingalls of NASA in San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain.
More at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/with/55461373485/
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Spectacular photos of the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, taken by the venerable Bill Ingalls of NASA in San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain.
More at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/with/55461373485/
4/nAnother stunning image of the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026. This is a still from a video taken by NASA's WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft from the skies over Iceland. Altitude = 51,764 feet.
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/15075
Check out this thread for more on the WB-57 aircraft and the eclipse of 2024.
https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/112221685392272040
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Total solar eclipse over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain, on August 12, 2026.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral-Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Pillar
Image Credit & Copyright: Ruiyu Zhang
1/n@AkaSci I think this is #EldenRing
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Total solar eclipse over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain, on August 12, 2026.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral-Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Pillar
Image Credit & Copyright: Ruiyu Zhang
1/n@AkaSci finally we can see the dark side of the moon
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Total solar eclipse over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain, on August 12, 2026.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral-Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Pillar
Image Credit & Copyright: Ruiyu Zhang
1/n@AkaSci unbelievable shot!
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Total solar eclipse over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain, on August 12, 2026.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral-Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Pillar
Image Credit & Copyright: Ruiyu Zhang
1/n@AkaSci fitting look for a symbol of oppression.
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Another stunning image of the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026. This is a still from a video taken by NASA's WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft from the skies over Iceland. Altitude = 51,764 feet.
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/15075
Check out this thread for more on the WB-57 aircraft and the eclipse of 2024.
https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/112221685392272040
5/nInteresting musification (musical simulation) of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain).
The musification is a collaboration ESA’s CESAR team and Rubén García Benito from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC). It uses nine parameters extracted from a Stellarium simulation of the total solar eclipse.
For more info, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RqLVMcnhvk
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/Musification_of_the_2026_total_solar_eclipse
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Interesting musification (musical simulation) of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain).
The musification is a collaboration ESA’s CESAR team and Rubén García Benito from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC). It uses nine parameters extracted from a Stellarium simulation of the total solar eclipse.
For more info, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RqLVMcnhvk
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/Musification_of_the_2026_total_solar_eclipse
6/nStill from the livecast by ESA of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain).
Video of livecast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TjlTbHwsw
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Still from the livecast by ESA of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain).
Video of livecast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TjlTbHwsw
7/nWe suppose the distinct solar prominence seen around the 8 O'Clock position in many images of the total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 is associated with region 87 on the solar synoptic map shown below for that day.
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We suppose the distinct solar prominence seen around the 8 O'Clock position in many images of the total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 is associated with region 87 on the solar synoptic map shown below for that day.
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A magnificent crescent Sun captured during the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse by astrophotographer Marina Prol in Galicia, Spain.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/A_look_back_at_the_2026_total_solar_eclipse
More pics at https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/A_look_back_at_the_2026_total_solar_eclipse
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A magnificent crescent Sun captured during the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse by astrophotographer Marina Prol in Galicia, Spain.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/A_look_back_at_the_2026_total_solar_eclipse
More pics at https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/A_look_back_at_the_2026_total_solar_eclipse
10/nArtistic time-lapse images of the crescent Sun during the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 taken from ESA’s Cebreros ground station, 77 km west of Madrid, Spain, with its 35 m antenna in the foreground.
The station was located just beyond the edge of the path of totality.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/A_look_back_at_the_2026_total_solar_eclipseIn late July 2026, the station was evacuated due to wildfires. It opened soon thereafter. The nearby NASA Madrid DSN site is also now operational.
See https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116997221753691853 for more info.
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Artistic time-lapse images of the crescent Sun during the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 taken from ESA’s Cebreros ground station, 77 km west of Madrid, Spain, with its 35 m antenna in the foreground.
The station was located just beyond the edge of the path of totality.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/A_look_back_at_the_2026_total_solar_eclipseIn late July 2026, the station was evacuated due to wildfires. It opened soon thereafter. The nearby NASA Madrid DSN site is also now operational.
See https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116997221753691853 for more info.
11/nRE: https://mastodon.online/@astro_jcm/117094881267097165
Science plus artistry.
By Juan Carlos Muñoz, astronomer, science communicator and media officer at ESO.
https://fosstodon.org/@astro_jcm@mastodon.online/117094881754294266,
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@astro_jcm/117094881267097165
Science plus artistry.
By Juan Carlos Muñoz, astronomer, science communicator and media officer at ESO.
https://fosstodon.org/@astro_jcm@mastodon.online/117094881754294266,
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#SolarEclipse #eclipse2026Image of Earth with the moon's shadow across it taken by the FCI instrument onboard Meteosat-12 on 12 August 2026.
Meteosat-12 is one of the meteorological satellites operated by EUMETSAT; it is stationed in geostationary orbit above the equator at altitude = 35,786 km and longitude = 0.3°.
Image and video at https://www.eumetsat.int/image-week-solar-eclipse
#Eclipse2026 #SolarEclipse
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Image of Earth with the moon's shadow across it taken by the FCI instrument onboard Meteosat-12 on 12 August 2026.
Meteosat-12 is one of the meteorological satellites operated by EUMETSAT; it is stationed in geostationary orbit above the equator at altitude = 35,786 km and longitude = 0.3°.
Image and video at https://www.eumetsat.int/image-week-solar-eclipse
#Eclipse2026 #SolarEclipse
13/nThis amazing pic of the silhouette of a paramotor crossing the crescent Sun during the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 is real!
A five-person team 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/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DcA_U7HiGoV/?img_index=1
Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtC7OpeiG70
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A magnificent crescent Sun captured during the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse by astrophotographer Marina Prol in Galicia, Spain.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/A_look_back_at_the_2026_total_solar_eclipse
More pics at https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/A_look_back_at_the_2026_total_solar_eclipse
10/n@AkaSci Me: Don't buy a sun telescope with H alpha filter... Don't buy a sun telescope with H alpha filter... Don't buy a sun telescope with H alpha filter...
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This amazing pic of the silhouette of a paramotor crossing the crescent Sun during the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 is real!
A five-person team 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/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DcA_U7HiGoV/?img_index=1
Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtC7OpeiG70
14/nStunning images from the French Air and Space Force during the total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 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
https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-6TvhgteN/?hl=en&img_index=1
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Stunning images from the French Air and Space Force during the total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 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
https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-6TvhgteN/?hl=en&img_index=1
15/nA mesmerizing photograph of the total solar eclipse of Aug. 12, 2026 looming over the Mediterranean Sea taken by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy.
https://www.planetary.org/articles/the-best-images-from-the-2026-solar-eclipse
https://cosmicbackground.io/pages/ea-shadows-on-the-balearic-sea
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