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Total solar eclipse

Aug 14 2026 | By: Jim Zuckerman Photography

A lot of photographers have posted images of the total solar eclipse in Spain two days ago, and almost all of them are dramatic frame-filling images showing the brilliant corona of the sun around the moon. I have those, too. But what really moved me was how this celestial event looked to the naked eye -- without magnification or enhancement. This image isn't as dramatic as a 700mm closeup of the moon and sun, but it is exactly what it looked like when I took my eyes away from the viewfinder. There were a few stars out, a slight reddish glow in the west, and the dry, desert-like landscape around Burgos, Spain, was visible but very dark and quite eerie. Because totality took place an hour before sunset, the glow around the moon had a reddish tint. My exposure was 1/250, f/5.6, and 2000 ISO.

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Aug 14, 2026, 9:45:22 AM

Lorraine " Piskin - Jim, what are you exposing for in this situation? I have my glasses, my solar lens. Is it a light around the moon or the darkness in the sky?? where can I see the answer to this question. Fondly, Lorraine.

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