# Solar Eclipse on 12th, august 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 27, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414 "2026-05-27T19:37:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![William](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/william/32/1980_2.png) [@William](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/William)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/1 "2026-05-27T19:37:01Z")
Visible from western Europe on the same date NMS launched (on PC) 10 years ago at sunset. Yes you read that right. Alignement. It’s written in the stars. Please, purchase your SPECIAL solar glasses for this event from your local drug store/pharmacie rather than on the internet. DO NOT USE TRADITIONAL sunglasses. You need your eyes to play NMS (and LNF) 10 more years! ---
**Author:** ![William](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/william/32/1980_2.png) [@William](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/William)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/2 "2026-08-12T11:31:36Z")
So, i won’t be online next hours to fight the odds of clouds, and have a chance to see it near sea-side. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![JubiTheVille](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/jubitheville/32/1552_2.png) [@JubiTheVille](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/JubiTheVille)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/3 "2026-08-12T13:08:59Z")
> **[2026 August 12 — Eclipse Atlas](https://www.eclipseatlas.com/2026-august-12)** ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/9/3/93ba26d54ceed3fdc6b7364bc7977c113885be8b.jpeg) S 👀n ---
**Author:** ![m0lz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/m0lz/32/77949_2.png) [@m0lz](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/m0lz)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/4 "2026-08-12T15:02:48Z")
Typical Scottish weather for me, cloudy and a bit wet, after all the heatwaves too. So at least we will see it go a bit dark. And probably hear in the distance, the cries of the Wee Nack Mac Feegles .. “Oh waily waily waily, WAILY WAILY WAILY, whats tae become of us” (nod to Sir Terry Pratchett). ---
**Author:** ![jedidia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/jedidia/32/1237_2.png) [@jedidia](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/jedidia)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/5 "2026-08-12T15:05:43Z")
> [@m0lz](#): > > “Oh waily waily waily, WAILY WAILY WAILY, whats tae become of us” “No, don’t worry, see here in the newspaper it says it was going to happen!” “THEY WROTE IT DOON?? OH WAILY…” ---
**Author:** ![AdaRynin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/adarynin/32/30535_2.png) [@AdaRynin](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/AdaRynin)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/6 "2026-08-12T15:23:14Z")
I’m literally looking at topographical maps to find a suitable hill that I can reach (without a car) with a view of the horizon without all these silly European castles and palaces blocking my view. 😆 And I’m using the SkyView app to pre-calculate in which direction and height the sun will be… might be right out of sight, I don’t know how precise it is (will re-calibrate tonight). ---
**Author:** ![sheralmyst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/sheralmyst/32/55317_2.png) [@sheralmyst](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/sheralmyst)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/7 "2026-08-12T15:26:29Z")
> [@AdaRynin](#): > > all these silly European castles and palaces blocking my view Poor you. I feel so sorry for you…not… 😂 ---
**Author:** ![toddumptious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/toddumptious/32/58816_2.png) [@toddumptious](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/toddumptious)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/8 "2026-08-12T16:36:38Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/f/e/fe574bb652d183f77c213dd4edeee1b92999d063.jpeg "2026 Total Solar Eclipse") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSvCuSQhC3w) NASA providing live coverage of the eclipse. ---
**Author:** ![Rusty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/rusty/32/77451_2.png) [@Rusty](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Rusty)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/9 "2026-08-12T17:32:22Z")
Night mode might have overcompensated for the pinhole cardboard box ![1000022792](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/2/3/23457bd84ea5a6c6436a52f7bb7d8f3e7e53c8f4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rusty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/rusty/32/77451_2.png) [@Rusty](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Rusty)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/10 "2026-08-12T18:01:08Z")
Viewing via colander ![1000022801](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/3/6/36baf7b732a5aa0f6616a3e33822cbc77fe145af.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rusty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/rusty/32/77451_2.png) [@Rusty](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Rusty)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/11 "2026-08-12T18:19:35Z")
The cloud gods obliged ![1000022841](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/c/c/cc3d34455319cc02ad55de5b8ebae551286ad4a3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DevilinPixy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/devilinpixy/32/74073_2.png) [@DevilinPixy](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/DevilinPixy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/12 "2026-08-12T18:27:26Z")
Watching on TV, where we are following the eclipse from several locations. I noticed an airplane fly through the view in The Netherlands 😆 where we are passed the max now. ![Eclipse with airplane](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/d/1/d18e2b2689c77963c53115d970811ca39493b9d0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rusty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/rusty/32/77451_2.png) [@Rusty](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Rusty)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/13 "2026-08-12T18:35:23Z")
It was very strange in the twilight golden light, the light isn’t scattered into reds and oranges in the same way as a sunset. It’s getting lighter here for the next hour then it’ll get darker all over again. And I managed to trick my phones exposure level. ![1000022849](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/9/d/9d45cb1b81c735a0ed7f9ac0672966ce80efdd82.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DevilinPixy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/devilinpixy/32/74073_2.png) [@DevilinPixy](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/DevilinPixy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/14 "2026-08-12T18:44:17Z")
I did not expect to be seeing anything with my phone. However, it is is interesting all my images have the eclipse shown in the red spot. The below is probably my best shot for that matter (used zoom too). ![20260812_200937](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/0/7/07c70b4a61ecea89de5eb72168e7ae6a1f6e425a.jpeg) Some of the others with the same effect. ![20260812_200845](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/1/9/190765e5004fc6983a65d0fae9c4df038011a586.jpeg) ![20260812_200923](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/c/9/c952d3ec51ef8fc184cb8184df7cf4e8d6f106ed.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Javtron91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@Javtron91](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Javtron91)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/15 "2026-08-12T19:04:42Z")
![1000030717](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/e/6/e6d01a27aa7d2aa372e910dc96457859f2fc885d.jpeg)me quede sin gafas lo vi en la tele de mi zona esta es la primera la segunda con el móvil desde la terraza pero me tuve que refugiar que si no me quedaba sin poder meterme aqui jaja ![1000030719](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/6/6/66e23d18eb0b5137343490e54771f277cd8967d2.jpeg) ![1000030722](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/d/f/dfeeace6ab4846155482876763b414dbe4202cee.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![adsk46nkster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/adsk46nkster/32/70633_2.png) [@adsk46nkster](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/adsk46nkster)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/16 "2026-08-12T19:22:01Z")
Front door, colander, phone ![IMG_1445](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/8/5/8529c9393dba13c400384223e236255157235c06.jpeg) ![IMG_1436](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/a/9/a9d6d0c54fb1ccb82fb9fca23a094f961dd3263f.jpeg) ![IMG_1441](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/b/5/b5e61c10739b2f0dca398c5d4f79dd44cf8d020a.jpeg) ![IMG_1438](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/2/2/228e4af195fbb6b8c0639f7b42abfa084ca4e0a6.jpeg) I did have a better colander one, but I think I accidentally deleted it in the Great Crap Phone Shot Purge. 😐 ---
**Author:** ![adsk46nkster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/adsk46nkster/32/70633_2.png) [@adsk46nkster](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/adsk46nkster)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/17 "2026-08-12T20:05:25Z")
> **[Where the Shadow Fell · An Atlas of Solar Eclipses](https://eclipses.bogachev.fr/)** > > Paris has not had a total solar eclipse since 1724. The next one is in 2081. Type in any city and the atlas works out its own record. ---
**Author:** ![Leeka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/leeka/32/76793_2.png) [@Leeka](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Leeka)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/18 "2026-08-12T20:17:50Z")
It was a cool moment. From where I was we couldn’t see the true total eclipse, about 94% but was beautiful. I was not as crafty as some of you with my phone (as in, I didn’t charge it for 2 days 😂) so no pics… ---
**Author:** ![adsk46nkster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/adsk46nkster/32/70633_2.png) [@adsk46nkster](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/adsk46nkster)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/19 "2026-08-12T20:40:15Z")
> > **[EUMETSAT (@eumetsat.int)](https://bsky.app/profile/eumetsat.int/post/3msvvay5cb22r)** > > Where were you when the #eclipse hit today? 🌖✨ > > While millions watched from the ground across Europe, we had a view from space. 🛰️ > > Did you catch the total or partial eclipse where you are? Let us know in the comments - and check back tomorrow for... ---
**Author:** ![AdaRynin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/adarynin/32/30535_2.png) [@AdaRynin](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/AdaRynin)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414/20 "2026-08-12T21:51:27Z")
I also have only bad mobile pics. Without glasses, people didn’t notice the eclipse because it was only partial and too close to the horizon. ![IMG_9803](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/c/b/cba2fc37d5357bc1e1f1f679c86f9eb4f7ef00e6.jpeg) ![IMG_9752](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/e/2/e24f3d0db268ac15ebeaab407443b31e7d838ba7.jpeg) ![IMG_9787](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/5/7/57229fa1502909f8887714e809506432492b2a74.jpeg) [Next page](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/solar-eclipse-on-12th-august-2026/9414.md?page=2)