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A Total Solar Eclipse in August 2026

Composite of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse over a sunflower field in San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain. NASA photo by Bill Ingalls.
Composite of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse over a sunflower field in San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain. NASA photo by Bill Ingalls.

On August 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse happened. People in Spain, Greenland, and Iceland saw the moon cover the sun.

Totality with a solar prominence, photographed from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, on August 12, 2026. NASA photo by Bill Ingalls.
Totality with a solar prominence, photographed from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, on August 12, 2026. NASA photo by Bill Ingalls.

The moon blocked the sun for about two minutes. People could see the outer light of the sun.

A camera captured the sky over a field of sunflowers. Scientists used planes and balloons to study the event.

Would you like to travel to another country to see a total solar eclipse?

Source: adapted from public educational materials

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