Current Earth & Sky Data
NASA maps the eclipse shadow from Greenland to Spain
New Earth Observatory imagery follows the August 12 path of totality across glacier-capped Iceland and northern Spain using Landsat scenes and satellite-built global maps.
Briefed August 13, 2026 · Aliens in the Clouds
Confirmed
NASA Earth Observatory’s August 12 Image of the Day traces the Moon’s shadow from northern Russia and eastern Greenland across western Iceland, the North Atlantic, and northern Spain. The feature pairs Landsat 8 and 9 imagery of Iceland’s Snæfellsnes peninsula and Spain’s Ebro River with a map built from Blue Marble, Black Marble, and published eclipse-path data.
The map is more than a souvenir. It shows how a dramatic darkening of the sky can be predicted by geometry, placed over measured terrain, and compared with weather and satellite observations. The same habit—linking an event to exact time, location, viewing direction, and environmental data—is foundational when investigators confront a light that was not predicted.
Why it matters
A known celestial event demonstrates the value of synchronized, location-aware data and gives investigators a precise comparison set for unusual images captured during the eclipse window.
What the source establishes
The map represents a calculated astronomical event using published eclipse geometry and Earth-observation imagery. It does not by itself document every local viewing condition along the path.
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