NASA releases composite image of total solar eclipse over Spain
The agency’s latest release shows the path of totality sweeping from Greenland through Spain, with partial views visible across North America and Africa.
NASA has released a composite image depicting the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, on Wednesday, 12 August 2026. The visualisation, credited to Bill Ingalls, documents the celestial event as it moved across the region.
The path of totality for this eclipse traversed parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. Observers in these specific locations experienced the complete obscuration of the sun’s disc.
Beyond the path of totality, a partial eclipse was visible across a broader geographic area. This included parts of the United States, most of Canada, much of Europe, and northwest Africa, where the moon covered only a portion of the sun.
The image was published by NASA on 14 August 2026, following the event. It serves as a record of the eclipse’s movement, highlighting the specific trajectory that crossed the Iberian Peninsula and the North Atlantic.
NASA continues to document such astronomical events through its image release programme, providing public access to high-resolution visualisations of solar phenomena. The agency’s previous coverage on 13 August also focused on the eclipse’s appearance over Spain.
