Observation by Martina McGovern: Total solar eclipse 12Aug26 - Spain

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Martina McGovern

Observer

Martina McGovern

Observed

2026 Aug 12 - 19:33

Uploaded

2026 Aug 22 - 14:24

Objects

The Sun
The Moon

Equipment

OM1 mkii 100-400mm lens at 300mm, Solar quest mount on a tripod & K&F Concept Nano x series ND100,000 filter

Exposure

from 1/5000sec to 0.6sec f8 & ISO200

Location

Near Palencia

Target name

Solar eclipse

Title

Total solar eclipse 12Aug26 - Spain

About this image

This was my first ever Total solar eclipse - it was absolutely incredible.

Files associated with this observation

Total solar eclipse 12Aug26 Montage.jpg (9.7 MB)

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Comments

Kwong Man, 2026 Aug 25 - 16:35 UTC

Hello Martina, very nice montage. I think I got images something similar to this. Which part of Spain were you taking these images ? I also see it is at a very high resolution like 14500 x 12100 pixels - would that show up in a projector or a monitor, did you try reducing the resolution at all ? Thanks.

Martina McGovern

Martina McGovern, 2026 Aug 27 - 14:35 UTC

Hi Kwong Man, thanks for your comment. I was near Palencia, it was an incredible experience.

I'm sorry but I don't know the answer to you question about - 'would that show up on a projector or a monitor'

I created a canvas size in Photoshop that was big enough to add all the images into hence 14,500 x 12,100 pixels..... Probably an overkill but...... :)

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