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NASA Captures Rare Total Solar Eclipse Over Spain in Image
The total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 cut a narrow path across the Northern Hemisphere from Greenland to Spain. NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured a composite image showing multiple stages of…
The Story in Brief
The total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 cut a narrow path across the Northern Hemisphere from Greenland to Spain. NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured a composite image showing multiple stages of the Moon crossing the Sun over a sunflower field in Millán de los Caballeros, Spain.
Scientists used the event to study the Sun's corona, which reaches a million degrees Celsius. Teams launched balloons in Iceland and Spain to observe atmospheric changes, and a NASA-funded aircraft flew at 50,000 feet for high-speed images. India missed the eclipse as the Sun had already set.
The Indian Opinion
Some Indians lamented missing the eclipse, but the real value was scientific. The corona's million-degree heat remains an unsolved puzzle, and the balloon and aircraft campaigns show the effort needed for such rare observations. Instead of envy, the test is whether Indian researchers will get similar resources for the partial eclipse visible from India in 2027.
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