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A look back at eclipse pictures ahead of the August 12 event

For centuries, the sudden loss of the sun filled communities with dread — and drove people to capture it.

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For centuries, the sudden loss of the sun filled communities with dread — and drove people to capture it.

14 hours ago·Bournemouth, United Kingdom

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Bournemouth Echo broke the news in Bournemouth, United Kingdom 14 hours ago on Sunday, August 2, 2026.

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Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski’s 84-second exposure became the first successful total solar eclipse photograph and revealed the sun’s outer atmosphere.