Total Solar Eclipse over Africa and the Mediterranean

A total solar eclipse swept across Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea on March 29, 2006.
Total Solar Eclipse of March 29, 2006
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Total Solar Eclipse of March 29, 2006

The International Space Station (ISS) was in position to view the umbral shadow cast by the Moon as it moved between the Sun and the Earth during the solar eclipse on March 29, 2006. This astronaut image captures the shadow across southern Turkey, northern Cyprus, and the Mediterranean Sea. People living in these regions observed a total solar eclipse, in which the Moon completely covers the Sun’s disk. The astronaut photograph was taken at approximately 2:00 p.m. local time. The terminator of the eclipse—the line between the light and dark parts of the Sun’s disk— is visible as it passes across central Turkey. The portion of the ISS visible at image top is the Space Station Remote Manipulator System.

Published Mar 31, 2006

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