NASA's Earth Observatory reported on August 14, 2026, that skywatchers in a swath of northern Spain saw a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, when the Moon lined up between the Sun and Earth. The composite image was taken before, during and after totality from a field of sunflowers in San Millán de los Caballeros, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of León in northwestern Spain.

According to the report, the partial eclipse in León began at 7:32 p.m. and ended at 9:22 p.m. local time, and totality lasted about two minutes, starting at 8:28 p.m. The photo taken during totality shows a solar prominence, a glowing loop of plasma, extending into the corona on the left.

At the time of the August 14 report, NASA said science teams had staged in Iceland to chase the Moon's shadow in WB-57 high-altitude jets, and the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project launched balloons around the eclipse. NASA listed the next total solar eclipse as expected on August 2, 2027, crossing southern Spain, North Africa, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.