Forwarded from Defense and Aviation 🇪🇸
Iberia is broadcasting the eclipse from its flight IB1473 via Starlink:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5RIgr1ffaI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5RIgr1ffaI
YouTube
Vive el eclipse con Iberia
Volamos hacia el eclipse para acercártelo estés donde estés con nuestro vuelo especial IB1473 y el nuevo wifi Starlink.
A bordo llevamos a un grupo de investigadores que forman parte del proyecto Shelios para realizar mediciones de la morfología del Sol…
A bordo llevamos a un grupo de investigadores que forman parte del proyecto Shelios para realizar mediciones de la morfología del Sol…
Forwarded from Explorando.info/en
The smile of the Sun: the 2026 solar eclipse photographed from the city of Vigo.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/12/the-smile-of-the-sun-the-2026-solar-eclipse-photographed-from-the-city-of-vigo/
In this part of the Rías Bajas of Galicia, the eclipse could be seen at 99%.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/12/the-smile-of-the-sun-the-2026-solar-eclipse-photographed-from-the-city-of-vigo/
In this part of the Rías Bajas of Galicia, the eclipse could be seen at 99%.
Contando Estrelas
The smile of the Sun: the 2026 solar eclipse photographed from the city of Vigo
This afternoon Spain experienced its first total solar eclipse since June 30, 1973, but back then it was only visible in the Spanish Sahara.
The story of Captain Wilhelm Hosenfeld: a German catholic who helped save Poles.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2018/08/13/the-story-of-captain-wilhelm-hosenfeld-a-german-catholic-who-helped-save-poles/
He was the Wehrmacht officer who helped the Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman. In 2009, Israel's Yad Vashem declared him "Righteous Among the Nations."
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2018/08/13/the-story-of-captain-wilhelm-hosenfeld-a-german-catholic-who-helped-save-poles/
He was the Wehrmacht officer who helped the Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman. In 2009, Israel's Yad Vashem declared him "Righteous Among the Nations."
Contando Estrelas
The story of Captain Wilhelm Hosenfeld: a German catholic who helped save Poles
On this day, as on today, August 13, 1952, a just man died during his captivity in a Soviet concentration camp in Stalingrad. His name was Wilhelm Hosenfeld and this is his story.
The accident of the Russian submarine 'Kursk' and the warning it should serve for Spain:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/13/the-accident-of-the-russian-submarine-kursk-and-the-warning-it-should-serve-for-spain/
The parallels between what happened in Russia and what is happening in Spain.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/13/the-accident-of-the-russian-submarine-kursk-and-the-warning-it-should-serve-for-spain/
The parallels between what happened in Russia and what is happening in Spain.
Contando Estrelas
The accident of the Russian submarine 'Kursk' and the warning it should serve for Spain
On August 12, 2000, the Russian submarine "Kursk" K-141 suffered a catastrophic accident during an exercise in the Barents Sea.
Forwarded from Defense and Aviation 🇪🇸
Amazing photos of the 2026 solar eclipse taken by the Spanish Air Force:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/13/amazing-photos-of-the-2026-solar-eclipse-taken-by-the-spanish-air-force/
Aircraft from Wings 15, 31 and 49 during this astronomical phenomenon.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/13/amazing-photos-of-the-2026-solar-eclipse-taken-by-the-spanish-air-force/
Aircraft from Wings 15, 31 and 49 during this astronomical phenomenon.
Contando Estrelas
Amazing photos of the 2026 solar eclipse taken by the Spanish Air Force
The solar eclipse of Wednesday, August 12 could be seen in its totality in many areas of peninsular Spain.
St Maximilian Kolbe: the Auschwitz martyr who gave his life to save another prisoner.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2021/08/14/st-maximilian-kolbe-the-auschwitz-martyr-who-gave-his-life-to-save-another-prisoner/
This Polish priest was assassinated in that camp on August 14, 1941. He was able to bring God's love to a place dominated by nazi hatred.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2021/08/14/st-maximilian-kolbe-the-auschwitz-martyr-who-gave-his-life-to-save-another-prisoner/
This Polish priest was assassinated in that camp on August 14, 1941. He was able to bring God's love to a place dominated by nazi hatred.
Contando Estrelas
St Maximilian Kolbe: the Auschwitz martyr who gave his life to save another prisoner
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the murder in Auschwitz of one of the greatest saints and martyrs of the 20th century, the Polish Saint Maximilian Kolbe.
The attacks by Putin's propagandists are medals for decent people:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/14/the-attacks-by-putins-propagandists-are-medals-for-decent-people/
What would be truly offensive is receiving praise from people like that.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/14/the-attacks-by-putins-propagandists-are-medals-for-decent-people/
What would be truly offensive is receiving praise from people like that.
Contando Estrelas
The attacks by Putin's propagandists are medals for decent people
Presenting ideas, proposals, and arguments to the public is always a risky practice, because not everyone plays on that level.
France puts Pedro Sánchez in a difficult position over his plan to censor social media for minors under 16:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/14/france-puts-pedro-sanchez-in-a-difficult-position-over-his-plan-to-censor-social-media-for-minors-under-16/
That censorship, already applied in France to minors under 15 years of age, has just been annulled for violating freedom of speech.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/14/france-puts-pedro-sanchez-in-a-difficult-position-over-his-plan-to-censor-social-media-for-minors-under-16/
That censorship, already applied in France to minors under 15 years of age, has just been annulled for violating freedom of speech.
Contando Estrelas
France puts Pedro Sánchez in a difficult position over his plan to censor social media for minors under 16
Many politicians today are reviving pro-censorship positions that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
This is how Poland beat the Red Army in 1920: the first great military defeat of communism.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2020/08/15/this-is-how-poland-defeated-the-red-army-100-years-after-the-first-great-defeat-of-communism/
An unexpected Bolshevik defeat dubbed the "Miracle of the Vistula", which occurred on August 15, the feast of the Assumption of Mary.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2020/08/15/this-is-how-poland-defeated-the-red-army-100-years-after-the-first-great-defeat-of-communism/
An unexpected Bolshevik defeat dubbed the "Miracle of the Vistula", which occurred on August 15, the feast of the Assumption of Mary.
Contando Estrelas
This is how Poland beat the Red Army in 1920: the first great military defeat of communism
This Saturday, August 15, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most decisive and at the same time most ignored historical episodes of the 20th century.
The death of Jason Arday and the implosion of a deeply racist left:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/15/the-death-of-jason-arday-and-the-implosion-of-a-deeply-racist-left/
The former Cambridge professor has been found dead in his London flat.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/15/the-death-of-jason-arday-and-the-implosion-of-a-deeply-racist-left/
The former Cambridge professor has been found dead in his London flat.
Contando Estrelas
The death of Jason Arday and the implosion of a deeply racist left
For years, the left has held an ideological hegemony in many universities that has ended up creating monsters.
A year ago, a bishop denounced the persecution of Catholics in Russian-occupied Ukraine. Their parishes are being “closed, occupied, or destroyed.” Some Catholics, who attack Israel with any excuse, say nothing about this:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2025/08/15/a-bishop-denounces-the-persecution-of-catholics-in-russian-occupied-ukraine/
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2025/08/15/a-bishop-denounces-the-persecution-of-catholics-in-russian-occupied-ukraine/
Contando Estrelas
A bishop denounces the persecution of Catholics in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Putin's dictatorship is committing all kinds of human rights violations in the areas of Ukraine it has invaded since 2022.
A review of 'The End of Oak Street', a science fiction film set in 1982:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/15/a-review-of-the-end-of-oak-street-a-science-fiction-film-set-in-1982/
A J.J. Abrams production directed by David Robert Mitchell.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/15/a-review-of-the-end-of-oak-street-a-science-fiction-film-set-in-1982/
A J.J. Abrams production directed by David Robert Mitchell.
Contando Estrelas
A review of 'The End of Oak Street', a science fiction film set in 1982
This week I had the opportunity to see an atypical film released this Friday, titled "The End of Oak Street".
The extremism that has killed more people in history and that some still applaud:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2022/08/13/the-extremism-that-has-killed-more-people-in-history-and-that-some-still-applaud/
A political fanaticism that still holds the greatest dictatorship in the world.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2022/08/13/the-extremism-that-has-killed-more-people-in-history-and-that-some-still-applaud/
A political fanaticism that still holds the greatest dictatorship in the world.
Contando Estrelas
The extremism that has killed more people in history and that some still applaud
If we asked the question of which extremism has killed the most people since the beginning of time, what do you think the majority would answer?
Feminist silence on the 15 rapes of women and girls since the invasion of Ceuta:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/16/feminist-silence-on-the-15-rapes-of-women-and-girls-since-the-invasion-of-ceuta/
The Spanish left is once again prioritizing its new pool of votes.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/16/feminist-silence-on-the-15-rapes-of-women-and-girls-since-the-invasion-of-ceuta/
The Spanish left is once again prioritizing its new pool of votes.
Contando Estrelas
Feminist silence on the 15 rapes of women and girls since the invasion of Ceuta
This Friday marked 15 days since the migratory invasion of Ceuta by tens of thousands of Moroccan citizens.
Pro-Russian activist Rubén Gisbert suggests shooting Vox MP Hermann Tertsch:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/16/pro-russian-activist-ruben-gisbert-suggests-shooting-vox-mp-hermann-tertsch/
An infamous message posted this Sunday on X (Twitter) that may constitute several crimes under the Spanish Penal Code, punishable by imprisonment.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/16/pro-russian-activist-ruben-gisbert-suggests-shooting-vox-mp-hermann-tertsch/
An infamous message posted this Sunday on X (Twitter) that may constitute several crimes under the Spanish Penal Code, punishable by imprisonment.
Contando Estrelas
Pro-Russian activist Rubén Gisbert suggests shooting Vox MP Hermann Tertsch
Russian activists in Spain have been overstepping the mark on many issues for years, but today one of them has crossed all boundaries.
Forwarded from Defense and Aviation 🇪🇸
The hoax about the start of “Military Service for those born in 2008” in Spain:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/16/the-hoax-about-the-start-of-military-service-for-those-born-in-2008-in-spain/
Several media have resorted to this deception to gain visits to their websites.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/16/the-hoax-about-the-start-of-military-service-for-those-born-in-2008-in-spain/
Several media have resorted to this deception to gain visits to their websites.
Contando Estrelas
The hoax about the start of “Military Service for those born in 2008” in Spain
The desire to attract visits leads many media outlets to succumb to sensationalism and sometimes also to a lack of journalistic ethics.
Place names in Spanish in Galicia, Hispanophobia, and trash journalism:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2025/08/17/place-names-in-spanish-in-galicia-hispanophobia-and-trash-journalism/
Hatred of Spanish place names is a clear case of nationalist intolerance.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2025/08/17/place-names-in-spanish-in-galicia-hispanophobia-and-trash-journalism/
Hatred of Spanish place names is a clear case of nationalist intolerance.
Contando Estrelas
Place names in Spanish in Galicia, Hispanophobia, and trash journalism
Ridiculous controversies reappear every so often in some media outlets, especially during the month of August.
Socialist Óscar Puente repeats a slogan used by ETA terrorist sympathizers:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/17/socialist-oscar-puente-repeats-a-slogan-used-by-eta-terrorist-sympathizers/
A slogan coined to defame those who opposed that criminal gang.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/17/socialist-oscar-puente-repeats-a-slogan-used-by-eta-terrorist-sympathizers/
A slogan coined to defame those who opposed that criminal gang.
Contando Estrelas
Socialist Óscar Puente repeats a slogan used by ETA terrorist sympathizers
The terrorist group ETA tried to disrupt the transition to democracy in Spain with a large wave of assassinations between 1978 and 1980.
Forwarded from Defense and Aviation 🇪🇸
In memory of Corporal Javier García Sancho, of the UME, who died in the line of duty:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/17/in-memory-of-corporal-javier-garcia-sancho-of-the-ume-who-died-in-the-line-of-duty/
He was deployed to the Peñas de Riglos forest fire in Huesca. He died Sunday afternoon when the fire truck he was traveling in overturned. Rest in peace.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/17/in-memory-of-corporal-javier-garcia-sancho-of-the-ume-who-died-in-the-line-of-duty/
He was deployed to the Peñas de Riglos forest fire in Huesca. He died Sunday afternoon when the fire truck he was traveling in overturned. Rest in peace.
Contando Estrelas
In memory of Corporal Javier García Sancho, of the UME, who died in the line of duty
The Spanish Armed Forces are once again in mourning for the death of one of their soldiers in the line of duty.
The article published by the Russian state media RT stating: “Ceuta and Melilla are not Spain”.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/17/the-article-published-by-the-russian-state-media-rt-stating-ceuta-and-melilla-are-not-spain/
It was published in 2021, hours after a migrant assault on the Ceuta fence, and was signed by a former Spanish military officer very close to Podemos.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/17/the-article-published-by-the-russian-state-media-rt-stating-ceuta-and-melilla-are-not-spain/
It was published in 2021, hours after a migrant assault on the Ceuta fence, and was signed by a former Spanish military officer very close to Podemos.
Contando Estrelas
The article published by the Russian state media RT stating: “Ceuta and Melilla are not Spain”
The Kremlin's propaganda media have spent years doing everything possible to weaken and destabilize NATO countries.
When the infantry of Spain and Poland fought under the same Cross of Burgundy:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2019/08/18/when-the-infantry-of-spain-and-poland-fought-under-the-same-cross-of-burgundy/
The emblem of the Hispanic Monarchy was popular in Poland in the 17th century.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2019/08/18/when-the-infantry-of-spain-and-poland-fought-under-the-same-cross-of-burgundy/
The emblem of the Hispanic Monarchy was popular in Poland in the 17th century.
Contando Estrelas
When the infantry of Spain and Poland fought under the same Cross of Burgundy
The Cross of Burgundy (or St Andrew) is one of the historical symbols most closely linked to the Spanish Empire. But did you know that it is also a symbol linked to Poland?