Total Solar Eclipse Captured Over Greenland

A total solar eclipse occurred on August 12, with the Moon's shadow reaching parts of Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic, Portugal, and northern Spain. The eclipse was captured in a photo taken by Aditya Madhavan along Rype Fjord on the Greenland east coast. The image shows the totally eclipsed Sun, a transient diamond ring, and the solar corona emerging near the moment of totality. The photo was taken near the initial reach of clearing skies along the path of totality, making it one of the first unobstructed views of the event. The eclipse was a rare and spectacular occurrence, with the Moon's shadow sweeping across a narrow track in the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic.