Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2026 August 14 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Total Solar Eclipse from Greenland Image Credit & [3]Copyright: Aditya Madhavan Explanation: [4]On August 12, the Moon's shadow reached out to touch our fair planet. Beginning in the Arctic Ocean, it swept along a narrow track that led the dark lunar umbra across parts of Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic, Portugal, and [5]northern Spain. And for a moment, [6]denizens of Earth who found themselves with clear skies under the shadow of the Moon could witness a total solar eclipse. After dodging the weather by sea and making a landing along Rype Fjord on the Greenland east coast (at 71.07055N, 27.71252W), this hard-won snapshot was captured at 17:33:26 UTC. That's near the initial reach of clearing skies along [7]the path of totality, so the image is likely one of the first unobstructed views of the [8]totally eclipsed Sun. Through a break in the clouds, the stunning photo also records one of this eclipse's [9]transient diamond rings and the [10]magnificent solar corona emerging near the moment totality began. More spectacular eclipse images: [11]Solar Eclipse of 2026 August 12 Tomorrow's picture: perhaps a Perseid __________________________________________________________________ [12]< | [13]Archive | [14]Submissions | [15]Index | [16]Search | [17]Calendar | [18]RSS | [19]Education | [20]About APOD | [21]Discuss | [22]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [23]Robert Nemiroff ([24]MTU) & Jerry Bonnell ([25]UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn [26]Specific rights apply. [27]NASA Web Privacy, [28]Accessibility, [29]Notices; A service of: [30]ASD at [31]NASA / [32]GSFC, [33]NASA Science Activation & [34]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2608/TSE2026DR_Madhaven.jpeg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/total-solar-eclipse-on-august-12-2026/ 5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260813.html 6. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27992/a-sunday-on-la-grande-jatte-1884 7. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/stops-along-the-path-of-totality/ 8. https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/geometry/ 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240420.html 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250612.html 11. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1048378671224043&type=3 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260813.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 16. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 18. https://apod.com/feed.rss 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 21. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=260814 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260815.html 23. https://www.mtu.edu/physics/department/faculty/nemiroff/ 24. https://www.mtu.edu/physics 25. https://www.astro.umd.edu/ 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 27. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 28. https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/ 29. https://www.nasa.gov/privacy/ 30. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 31. https://www.nasa.gov/ 32. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 33. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 34. http://www.mtu.edu/