Captured from the UK on the evening of August 12, 2026, this observation documents the dramatic solar eclipse as seen from British skies. While the narrow path of totality tracked across Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain, observers across the United Kingdom were treated to a deep, high-magnitude partial eclipse, with the Moon carving away over 90% of the Sun's radiant disc.
During the observation run, two separate commercial aircraft crossed directly through the line of sight between the telescope and the Sun. The first captured a striking, razor-sharp silhouette of an airplane frozen in flight against the glowing solar crescent and nearby sunspot groups. The second captured a high-speed transit with its heat exhaust and contrail streak slicing across the upper solar limb. The accompanying timelapse video preserves the entire cosmic alignment in motion.