We’ve had an eclipse: NASA photographers share stellar images from this week’s solar event — and there’s at least one Easter egg worth discovering
The total solar eclipse of 2026 may have passed, but thanks to NASA photographers who updated the space agency’s eclipse gallery with some of their shots from yesteryear, we can relive the solar experience with some stunning shots.
While a group of photographers at the agency shared their frames, for me, the standout images were captured Bill Ingleschief photographer for NASA headquarters, and Joel KofskyWho also shoots at the headquarters.
Unfortunately, NASA has stripped these frames of EXIF data, so we can’t see the camera and settings used, but we can still marvel at the gorgeous shots themselves.
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This first piece, which for me is the best choice, was taken by Ingalls near San Millán de los Caballeros – a small village in the northern Spanish countryside.
Unlike other parts of Europe, such as the UK and France, which saw a near-total eclipse, Spain saw a total eclipse – for the first time in more than a century.
While the different phases of the eclipse are brilliantly displayed in this composite image, the sunflowers in the foreground are what make them stand out in my view.
Often, we see images of eclipses where the eclipsed sun fills the frame. But here Ingalls took a more creative approach, incorporating landscape photography, creating an overall beautiful scene.
At first glance, this next shot, from Joel Kofsky, doesn’t shock you the way Ingalls did. However, that spot in the middle of the sun? This is the International Space Station (ISS).
NASA calls the International Space Station, which passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, a solar transit. This event occurs in a fraction of a second – usually between 0.5 and 1 second – as the station moves at approximately 5 miles/7.5 kilometers per second.
Koski captured the photo near Hodgdon, Maine in the northeastern United States, and timed the shutter release with such impeccable precision that I had to tip my hat. I would like to know what shutter speed to use…
My final selection of eclipse photos taken by NASA is another one from Bill Ingalls. This frame is very similar to the eclipse structures you normally see, but look closely and the details will reveal themselves.
Practically all the way around the moon’s shadowed edge, you can see solar flares shooting from the sun’s corona into the vast darkness of space, culminating in a huge flare on the left side.
For me, these little details turn what could be a very ordinary photo of the eclipse into a truly stunning one. This shows that Ingalls knows how to make the most of what’s in front of his lens.
This is it Some great shotsIt’s from Ingalls and Kowsky, and I can’t wait to see what NASA photographers will share with us after the next totality on August 02, 2027. There will be an extraordinary 6 minutes and 22 seconds of totality, which has already been described as the “eclipse of the century.”
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