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Photo-rich coverage of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse shows the Moon blotting the Sun in Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, Spain and parts of Portugal, while a partial eclipse shaded the northern US, Canada and much of Europe; spectators used protective glasses and viewing devices as photographers captured moments like the diamond ring at totality.
Jaipur photographer Aquib Ali Ansari captured the Strawberry Moon rising above Jal Mahal using the Lunar Drift technique, stacking more than 190 sequential exposures to show the Moon's apparent motion across twilight while keeping detail in both the Moon and the landscape, with final edits in StarStaX and Lightroom.
A Space.com photo of the day features a panoramic view of the Milky Way above the Gemini South Observatory in Chile. The image highlights Gemini South's role in the International Gemini Observatory, its adaptive-optics-assisted infrared imaging, and NOIRLab's effort to power remote observatories with solar energy.
A stunning image showcases the Flame Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula within the Orion constellation, captured after about 60 hours of observing the same patch of sky every night all winter. The Flame Nebula, an emission nebula about 1,000 light-years from Earth, and the iconic Horsehead Nebula, located a little less than 1,400 light-years away, are both featured in the image, with the darkness in the nebulae primarily due to thick dust blocking the light of the stars behind them.
Swedish photographer and amateur astronomer Peter Rosén captured a rare green flash around Venus while photographing the planet's rise over Stockholm using a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR and a telephoto lens. This remarkable sighting is the second time Rosén has observed a planetary green flash, having previously captured one around Mars in 2018. His lifelong passion for astronomy and photography has led to stunning images of celestial bodies, including Jupiter and Mars, and his work has been featured by NASA and Space Weather.