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Hillary K. Grigonis

These mind-blowing eclipse photos aren’t fake – they’re proof of one key hack that all photographers should know

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 12: People view the partial solar eclipse besides the historic St. Michael's Church tower, a Grade I listed building at the top of Glastonbury Tor on August 12, 2026 in Glastonbury, England. The partial solar eclipse is the most coverage during an eclipse viewed from the UK since 1999, with the moon covering 90-96% of the sun. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images).

The 2026 solar eclipse only reached totality for a small slice of the globe, but thanks to talented photographers and videographers, my feed is drowning in eclipse photos so good, they don’t even look real.

While GenAI means I should be rightfully wary of the photos in my feed, the reason that the best eclipse photos look too good to be true has nothing to do with software – and everything to do with optics.

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