Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                               2026 August 14
    [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest
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                     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
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   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
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  11. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1048378671224043&type=3
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