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MTG-I1 captures eclipse path of totality over Europe

ESA's MTG-I1 weather satellite captured the path of totality of a total solar eclipse over the Iberian peninsula.

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1 min readPublished Aug 15, 2026

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The imagery comes from ESA's own meteorological satellite, giving an independent space-based record of the eclipse's path.

A total solar eclipse crossed parts of the Iberian peninsula between 20:26 and 20:34 CEST. ESA's MTG-I1 meteorological satellite captured imagery of the eclipse's path of totality.

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