# NASA's WB-57 aircraft chased the Aug 12, 2026, total solar eclipse (2026 Solar Eclipse @ 50,000 Feet)

NASA's WB-57 aircraft chased the Aug. 12, 2026, total solar eclipse. The eclipse views were captured by SAMI, a suite of cameras on the nose of the plane used to study the Sun's corona. Taking off from Iceland, join the pilot’s as they raced along the path of totality to capture this cosmic event.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: NASA Headquarters
- Genres: Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA%27s_WB-57_aircraft_chased_the_Aug_12,_2026,_total_solar_eclipse_(2026_Solar_Eclipse_@_50,000_Feet).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: NASA Headquarters
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/199772288?play=1)