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                               2026 August 14

                     Total Solar Eclipse from Greenland
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Aditya Madhavan

   Explanation: 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 northern Spain. And for a moment, 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 the
   path of totality, so the image is likely one of the first unobstructed
   views of the totally eclipsed Sun. 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.

      More spectacular eclipse images: Solar Eclipse of 2026 August 12
                    Tomorrow's picture: perhaps a Perseid
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