Beyond the eclipse
Taken by Alessandro Ravagnin and Nicola Bizzotto on August 12, 2026 @
Menorca and Madrid
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Date Taken: 2026:08:16 09:59:34
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There's no better time than a total eclipse to complete the picture of the solar atmosphere.
This is actually a double shot, taken from Menorca at 7:36 PM, one minute before first contact with the sun at 12 degrees above the horizon, via a spectroheliographic scan of the chromosphere (red), and the corona, taken at 8:30 PM from Madrid, with the sun at 7 degrees above the horizon and completely eclipsed by the moon.
This shot reveals the entire solar atmosphere, with a radial range that even professional coronagraphs struggle to achieve, even from space.
Photographer's website:
https://astrotrex.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/total-eclipse-of-the-sun-12-08-2026/
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