Eclipse Bilbao 2026

On 12 August 2026, I had the chance to witness the total solar eclipse in the Basque Country near Bilbao. After plenty of planning, travelling and experimenting with camera settings, everything came down to a few unforgettable minutes.

The photographs show the Moon gradually moving across the Sun until daylight briefly gave way to darkness and the solar corona appeared. No photograph can fully reproduce the strange atmosphere of totality – but together, these images preserve the path toward that extraordinary moment.

It was one of the most impressive natural events I have ever experienced – and certainly not my last eclipse.