{"id":11602,"date":"2026-08-09T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsboxed.com\/?p=11602"},"modified":"2026-08-11T11:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:45:19","slug":"apod-2026-august-9-contemplating-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsboxed.com\/?p=11602","title":{"rendered":"APOD: 2026 August 9 \u2013 Contemplating the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>APOD<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 hds-secondary-navigation-has-breadcrumbs\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-breadcrumbs display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-flex flex-align-center\">\n<nav class=\"usa-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list\">\n<li class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/\" class=\"usa-breadcrumb__link\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/apod-index\/\" class=\"usa-breadcrumb__link\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>APOD<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list-item usa-current\" aria-current=\"page\"><span>APOD: 2026 August 9 \u2013\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/sunsilhouettes_gilbert_1024.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=743&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/sunsilhouettes_gilbert_1024.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=743&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">Contemplating the Sun<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Have you contemplated your home star recently? Featured here, a <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/sun\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun<\/a> partially eclipsed on the top left by the Moon is also seen eclipsed by <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap190818.html\" rel=\"noopener\">earthlings<\/a> contemplating the eclipse below. This <a href=\"https:\/\/asterisk.apod.com\/viewtopic.php?f=29&amp;t=28633&amp;start=25#p176102\" rel=\"noopener\">spectacular menagerie<\/a> of silhouettes was taken in 2012 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/glca\/index.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Glen Canyon National Recreation Area<\/a> near <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0NX1zt70ats\" rel=\"noopener\">Page<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arizona\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\" rel=\"noopener\">USA<\/a>, where park rangers and astronomers <a href=\"https:\/\/dogsbestlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/training-multiple-dogs.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">expounded<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap240303.html\" rel=\"noopener\">unusual event<\/a> to interested gatherers. Also, faintly visible on the Sun\u2019s disk, just to the lower right of the dark Moon\u2019s disk, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap260628.html\" rel=\"noopener\">group of sunspots<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/future-eclipses\/total-solar-eclipse-on-august-12-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener\">new solar eclipse<\/a> will occur this week and give many people in <a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/5647\" rel=\"noopener\">northeastern North America, Europe, and northwestern Africa<\/a> a new chance to contemplate a <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap230910.html\" rel=\"noopener\">partially eclipsed Sun<\/a>. A thin swath of <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/facts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/5647\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenland to Portugal<\/a> will further experience a <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap170820.html\" rel=\"noopener\">total solar eclipse<\/a>. An open question is whether any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/watch-the-skies\/2026\/08\/05\/summer-star-shower-watch-the-perseids-with-nasa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">meteors<\/a> from the peaking <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap200810.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Perseids<\/a> will be visible during totality.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 9, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit &#038; Copyright<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stevethatsmyname\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Gilbert<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &#038; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti, Keighley Rockcliffe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. U.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-wide nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module alignwide wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/random-apod\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-false\" aria-label=\"Random APOD Generator\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Random APOD Generator<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-module alignwide wp-block-smd-block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles\">\n            <a class=\"smd-next-prev__prev\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod\/apod-2026-august-8-a-messier-moment-for-tempel-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-next-prev-nav-arrow hds-next-prev-arrow-prev\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__content\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__prev-label\">\n                        Yesterday&#8217;s Image                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__prev\">\n                        APOD: 2026 August 8 \u2013 A Messier Moment for Tempel 2                    <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <\/a><br \/>\n            <a class=\"smd-next-prev__next\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod\/apod-2026-august-10-three-galaxy-pairs\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__content\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__next-label\">\n                        Tomorrow&#8217;s Image                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__next\">\n                        APOD: 2026 August 10 \u2013 Three Galaxy Pairs                    <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-next-prev-nav-arrow hds-next-prev-arrow-next\"><\/div>\n<p>            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod\/apod-2026-august-9-contemplating-the-sun\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the original article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 9 \u2013\u2026 Today\u2019s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss \u00a0 APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 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