Danish astrophotographer Jakob Andersen photographed Wednesday’s total solar eclipse from a mountain viewpoint on Mallorca, where the sun was fully covered for about a minute and a half.
DR reports that Andersen travelled to the Mirador d’en Ricardo Roca viewpoint on Mallorca with his family to photograph the eclipse on August 12, 2026. His images show the darkened sun hanging low over the Mediterranean, with spectators standing in silhouette on the cliff edge.
To be certain of a place, the family spent the night in their car on the mountain. According to DR, that turned out to be a useful decision, because authorities closed the roads on Wednesday morning to limit traffic. Spanish authorities expected up to six million visitors in the areas where the eclipse became total.
Andersen told DR that preparation was decisive, both for the composition and for the camera settings. Focus was the main difficulty, since it tended to shift slightly in the heat, and everything had to be done manually. He described the moment the last direct sunlight disappeared as completely magical, with the corona visible as a ring through the clouds.
On Mallorca the eclipse took place close to sunset and low over the sea. Haze and clouds made sharp images harder to capture, while the low evening sun colored the sky deep red. The night before had brought meteors from the Perseid shower, according to DR.
Visible across Greenland, Iceland and Spain
Politiken reported that the same eclipse was total in eastern Greenland, western Iceland and parts of Spain. In Denmark, the eclipse was partial, with coverage of the solar disc of about 83 to 85 percent.
Per Politiken, the eclipse began over Denmark at around 7:10 p.m., peaked a little after 8 p.m., and ended before 9 p.m. On Mallorca, totality lasted only about one and a half minutes, DR reports.
Andersen has photographed the night sky since 2012 and runs the company Clearsky Astrofoto. He had decided in advance that some of the pictures should show people in the middle of the phenomenon, not only the sun and the moon. One image shows a boat lit up in the darkness on the Mediterranean, below the eclipsed sun.
He said it was also important to look away from the camera during the short window of totality. As stated by Andersen to DR, the experience was a completely magical and moving moment.
