Second Contact - 2026 Total Solar Eclipse

by pieroc

Equipment: Takahashi FC-100DF, Nikon Z8

Integration: 0.02s

A single exposure from the total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026, taken from VILE La Finca near León, Spain with the Nikon Z8 and Takahashi FC-100DF. After all the planning, testing and uncertainty about the weather, we were rewarded with a beautifully clear sky and at last a chance to see the corona properly. This frame is a single 1/60 s exposure at ISO 64, showing the inner corona together…