Overview
- The stunt took place during the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse when León launched an aerial skateboarding trick timed to pass beneath the darkened Sun.
- León posted the footage to Instagram with captions including “My life hack: Eclipse mode” and thanked his team while promising to share how the shot was organised.
- Photographers and reporters say the clip required exact timing, careful camera placement, and local knowledge of the eclipse’s path to create the silhouetted effect.
- The video went viral within 24 hours and drew praise online as one of the most creative eclipse photos and videos from the event.
- The eclipse’s narrow path of totality crossed Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, Spain and Portugal and the brief window for totality in Spain meant León had roughly a minute to nail the move, which helped make the clip rare and newsworthy.