Dear friends,
First of all, I hope everyone is well and has had a good summer, despite the heat we have endured in many countries.
Now that the school year is about to begin in virtually every country in Europe and the Northern Hemisphere, I want to encourage all EAAE followers to participate with their students, friends, or individually in the EAAE - All Seasons 26: Enjoying the 2026 solar eclipse contest.
The call for entries for this year's EAAE - All Seasons 2026 - contest has been open since the beginning of April 1 the deadline for submitting entries will be October 31, 2026.
This year, the theme of All Seasons is Eclipses. During the month of August, we were able to enjoy a Total Solar Eclipse across much of Europe (on August 12th), and although the totality was "remained in Spain," many of our followers were also able to enjoy a beautiful partial eclipse, as shown in many published images.
On the other hand, a near-total lunar eclipse also took place on August 28. Lunar eclipses are visible on the half of the Earth's surface that is not exposed to the Sun (it is nighttime on that half). This means that many more people around the world can observe it compared to a solar eclipse. The lunar eclipse was also spectacular.
For this reason, having observed two eclipses in the same month, one solar and one lunar, I want to extend this "All Seasons: Eclipses" call for submissions to all types of eclipses. Therefore, you can participate in our contest with works about solar or lunar eclipses.
You can find all information about this contest on the website:
https://eaae-astronomy.org/projects/all-seasons
and more directly on the website:
https://eaae-astronomy.org/projects/all-seasons/enjoying-the-solar-eclipse-of-2026
Remember that our website is always available at the following link: https://eaae-astronomy.org/
September 5, 2026
Note: The first image: ‘The two eclipses of Zaragoza’ was selected as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day.