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Guardian's Readers' Best Photographs gallery invites readers to submit their images; the piece showcases a wide range of shots—including a hare camouflaged in the grass, a composite eclipse progression, a Gaia sculpture, alpacas in Ireland, and a sunset at Tomales Bay—highlighting wildlife, landscapes, and everyday moments captured by readers around the world.
With eclipse glasses scarce, the article outlines safe DIY projection methods to view the Sun: poke a pinhole in cardboard to project an image on paper, or create a simple box with a foil aperture, and even use tree leaves' dappled light or a kitchen colander to cast Sun images. These tricks let you watch the eclipse safely without looking directly at the Sun, and have NASA approval; avoid unfiltered filters, CDs/DVDs, or stacking sunglasses, and remember to keep your back to the Sun.
A Points Guy writer uses 14,000 Avios plus a £2.50 fee to fly BA 2644 from London to Malaga, refines the plan after realizing totality wouldn’t be on the initial route, and experiences a roughly 90-second total solar eclipse from 35,000 feet with fellow passengers cheering as the moon’s shadow sweeps by; the budget-friendly adventure costs only a few dollars and points and leaves him planning a 2027 eclipse chase.
A nationwide photo gallery shows Britons watching a total solar eclipse as the Perseid meteor shower lights up the sky, with scenes from Stonehenge to Greenwich; safety advice urged ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses, and searches for 'sore eyes' spiked by about 650% afterward.
RNLI Jersey urged people to avoid swimming during the partial solar eclipse as swells increase and strong rip currents are expected around St Ouen's Bay; lifeguard patrols end at 18:00 BST, with eclipse viewing from 18:21 to 20:10. Viewers are advised not to look at the sun without proper glasses, and to use the float-to-live technique if in trouble, calling 999 for Jersey Coastguard if needed.
Space.com reports the start of the 2026 total solar eclipse, with the first totality photos from Scoresby Sund, Greenland, taken aboard the MS Spitsbergen on HX Expeditions showing the sun’s corona as the moon’s shadow swallows the Sun. The eclipse path then moves toward Spain, with Space.com editors Daisy Dobrijevic and Anthony Wood providing live updates from Greenland and central Europe. Totality will sweep across the Northern Hemisphere before fading off the north coast of Africa at 2:34 p.m. EDT (1834 GMT).
Experts say it’s physically possible to see the northern lights during the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse, but the odds are very low. A strong geomagnetic storm (G4–G5) would need to align with the eclipse so daytime auroral activity appears in the sky near totality, and even then the sun’s corona during totality would typically outshine auroras near the Sun. Greenland or Iceland offer the best near-eclipse viewing, but overall it remains a rare coincidence; a pre-eclipse CME or the Perseid meteor shower could raise the odds, but expect it to be a rare sight if space weather cooperates at all.
In 1973, the Concorde 001 prototype flew at Mach 2+ to chase the Moon’s shadow across Africa, carrying a multinational team and four ceiling portholes to study the Sun’s corona at multiple wavelengths. The mission achieved a record 74 minutes of totality imaging—the longest ever from an aircraft—before headwinds shortened the window. Led by Pierre Léna, scientists from France, the UK, and the US conducted infrared, dust, gas, and chromosphere observations, following two rehearsal flights with a precise ground-less rendezvous, and landing in N’Djamena after the eclipse to cap a historic feat in solar astronomy.
Space.com profile of the Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative (DEB), a NASA-/NSF-supported network of volunteer solar observers guided by Southern Illinois University Carbondale that uses portable, affordable gear to record and livestream the sun’s corona during total solar eclipses. For the Aug. 12, 2026 eclipse, two DEB teams will observe from Leon and Valoria la Buena in Spain, with data streamed in real time to public streams and NASA coverage, and the project plans a larger 2027 campaign across North Africa to expand participation and data collection.
Social media chatter about an impending apocalypse swirls around August 12 as a total solar eclipse, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, and a six-planet planetary parade are set to unfold within hours of each other; scientists say there’s no evidence of catastrophe and the alignment is simply a coincidence.
Avellanosa de Muñó, a nearly deserted village in Burgos, Spain, will become a viewing hotspot on 12 August 2026 as a total solar eclipse sweeps across Europe, delivering a rare double twilight near sunset before the Perseids meteor shower, with villagers and visitors gathering in cave viewpoints to witness what may briefly put this tiny place at the center of the world.
On Aug. 12, 2026, skywatchers across North America and Europe can enjoy a daytime solar eclipse, followed by Venus at dichotomy after sunset and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower under moonless skies, with the Milky Way visible later in the night. The event offers a rare 24-hour sequence (partial to total eclipse in parts of the world; bright Venus after sunset; up to 50–75 meteors per hour under dark skies), plus region-by-region viewing notes (e.g., Alaska and the Northeast for eclipse timing; London and Paris near-total). Observers are urged to use ISO-certified solar glasses and proper filters for optics, with the best meteor viewing around midnight–2 a.m. local time. It could be one of the year's premier skywatching opportunities.
This August Skywatch previews partial solar and lunar eclipses visible in the DC region, highlights peak Milky Way viewing after dark, and notes the Perseid meteor shower, with safety tips for eclipse viewing, photography suggestions, and a calendar of local space events and activities.
August brings a partial lunar eclipse and a partial solar eclipse, plus the Perseids meteor shower peaking on Aug. 12. With a new Moon on the same night, skies are expected to be dark enough to glimpse about 50–100 meteors per hour, making it an ideal time for stargazing according to Brown University astronomer Francine Jackson.
On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will be visible from northern Spain; ESA, the City of León and the University of León are hosting a free public event at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de León with daytime workshops, talks and live observations, followed by an evening program guiding visitors through totality, with free eclipse glasses (while supplies last) and an ESA live broadcast for those unable to attend.