APOD: 2026 August 14 - Total Solar Eclipse from Greenland - NASA Science
APODAstronomy Picture of the DayDiscover the cosmos!Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional. . .
APODAstronomy Picture of the DayDiscover 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. 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, andnorthern Spain. And for a moment,denizens of Earthwho 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 alongthe path of totality, so the image is likely one of the first unobstructed views of thetotally eclipsed Sun. Through a break in the clouds, the stunning photo also records one of this eclipse'stransient diamond ringsand themagnificent solar coronaemerging near the moment totality began. More spectacular eclipse images:Solar Eclipse of 2026 August 12Tomorrow's picture:perhaps a PerseidDateAugust 14, 2026Credit & Copyright:Aditya MadhavanAuthors & editors:Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti, Robert Nemiroff, Keighley RockcliffeA service of:ASDatNASA/GSFC,NASA Science Activation&Michigan Tech. U.