Solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower images August 12th, 2026

[Tintin]

Some quite breath-taking images captured yesterday with the very best film and photography emanating from Spain

All are available here: https://avalonlibrary.net/?dir=Solar...er_August_2026

I'll not label each one necessarily but will post some filenames which provide some data:

2026-08-12_Danny_Leon_Spanish_Olympic_skateboarder_set_up_this_shot_and_landed_it_during_eclipse_in_Spain



2026-08-12_Favaritx_lighthouse_just_before_totality_in_Menorca_(photo_by_Albert_Dros)





2026-08-12_Meteor_entering_Earth_atmosphere_over_Istanbul



2026-08-12_Perseid_meteor_shower_captured_from_a_passenger_airline



2026-08-12_Solar_eclipse_captured_by_Andrew_McCarthy_over_the_Balearic_Sea



2026-08-12_Solar_eclipse_captured_from_a_special_Iberian_A321_flight_specially_launched_to_capture_the_momen t



From Zaragoza, Spain:



Photo by Andrii Frolov



More from Spain:



From an airplane cockpit:

[grapevine]

Marvellous footage. Thanks Tintin x

[Tintin]

Posted by grapevine (here)
Marvellous footage. Thanks Tintin x

My pleasure

[Lunesoleil]

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[Ravenlocke]

The Perseid meteor shower from Noto Japan


星の観察館「満天星」

Translated from Japanese
This is a shooting star from the Perseid meteor shower, captured in the early hours of August 13.
I was able to see more than 100 shooting stars in one night.
Tonight, August 13 (Thursday), you can also catch shooting stars from the Perseid meteor shower.
Please relax and enjoy the view, as if you're gazing at shooting stars in Noto

https://x.com/man_ten_bo_shi/status/2087655437416145010

[Ravenlocke]

US Department of the Interior

Aug 6
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best celestial shows of the year.

Every August, this shooting star spectacle lights up the sky as Earth passes through a trail of debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle.

Video of a night sky time-lapse at Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge

https://x.com/Interior/status/2085471004646637900

[Lunesoleil]

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[Ravenlocke]

Observatório Católico

17h
Translated from Portuguese
🇫🇷🌘During the SOLAR ECLIPSE in Europe, the photographer Jean-Philippe Jubera immortalized the silhouette of the statue of the Virgin Mary with Child Jesus before a Sun almost entirely obscured by the Moon.

An image that will go down in history.

https://x.com/obscat/status/2088025946406203806

dom

Aug 13
Replying to
@VeritasLucia
and
@antoniospadaro
He is a professional photographer from the Basque Country who took wonderful photos of the Virgin and Child statue on the Biarritz rock during the eclipse. A play of light !

https://x.com/cabanelmd/status/2087912753692315849

[Ravenlocke]

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

On August 12th, 2026, the Moon totally eclipsed the Sun and cast its shadow across Siberia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Portugal. Today’s image features two total solar eclipses viewed from Zaragoza, Spain, one over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and the other reflecting in the Ebro River. For a few moments, Spain saw its first major total solar eclipse since 1905. Those witnessing totality may experience a chill in the air, the quieting of birds, the confused chirps of insects, and the shared awe of many. It’s the corona’s time to shine as the Sun’s bright disk is blocked by the Moon. Among other reasons to study eclipses, they help scientists understand why the corona is millions of degrees hotter than the Sun’s surface. Enthusiastic citizens can contribute to these studies by recording how wildlife responds, imaging the corona, and monitoring air temperature and clouds.

Image Credit & Copyright: Ruiyu Zhang Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)


https://x.com/apod/status/2088084880710131933