Total Solar Eclipse over Spain — 12 August 2026

On 12 August 2026, I photographed the total solar eclipse from near PortAventura in northeastern Spain.

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The eclipse unfolded late in the evening, with the Sun already dropping towards the western horizon. I photographed the sequence from the first obvious bite of the Moon through increasingly narrow crescents, totality, the diamond-ring effect and finally the partially eclipsed Sun approaching sunset.

One of the most striking moments came around totality. Against the black lunar disc, the Sun’s corona became visible and a vivid pink solar prominence appeared along the limb. From the image geometry, I estimate the prominence reached roughly 55,000 km above the Sun’s surface, more than four times the diameter of Earth.

The changing light was just as memorable as the eclipse itself. Immediately around totality the sky became remarkably dark, while only minutes later the returning crescent Sun illuminated the landscape in deep orange and red. With the Sun so low above the hills, the final stages had an almost sunset-like quality of their own.

I also created a composite from images taken throughout the event, showing the progression from an almost complete solar disc through the partial phases, totality, and the returning crescent as the Sun descended towards the horizon.

A remarkable evening, and easily one of the most extraordinary astronomical events I have photographed.