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Updated · Digital Camera World · Aug 15
NASA Releases 2026 Eclipse Images, Including 1-Second ISS Solar Transit
Updated
Updated · Digital Camera World · Aug 15

NASA Releases 2026 Eclipse Images, Including 1-Second ISS Solar Transit

3 articles · Updated · Digital Camera World · Aug 15

Summary

  • NASA updated its eclipse gallery with new photos from the 2026 total solar eclipse, highlighting images by headquarters photographers Bill Ingalls and Joel Kowsky.
  • Spain’s San Millán de los Caballeros produced one standout frame from Ingalls—a composite of the eclipse over sunflowers—during the country’s first total solar eclipse in more than a century.
  • Kowsky captured an ISS solar transit near Hodgdon, Maine, freezing the station as it crossed the Sun in roughly 0.5 to 1 second while traveling about 5 miles per second.
  • Another Ingalls image showed solar flares ringing the Moon’s silhouette, underscoring the detail visible in the Sun’s corona during totality.
  • NASA’s release keeps attention on eclipse photography ahead of the next total eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027, expected to bring 6 minutes 22 seconds of totality.

Insights

Why is NASA keeping the exact camera settings for their breathtaking 2026 solar eclipse photos a secret from the public?
Beyond stunning photos, what invisible atmospheric secrets did NASA's high-altitude aircraft and balloons uncover during the sudden eclipse darkness?
With 2027 promising a rare six-minute eclipse, how will the dramatic sunset views of 2026 reshape future astronomical tourism?