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Total Solar Eclipse Darkens the South Pacific
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Total Solar Eclipse Darkens the South Pacific

On July 2, 2019, a NASA satellite captured an image of the Moon’s shadow off of South America.

Published Jul 3, 2019

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An Astronaut’s View of an Annular Eclipse
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An Astronaut’s View of an Annular Eclipse

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot a photograph of the Moon’s shadow crossing the Earth on June 21, 2020.

Published Jun 23, 2020

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Solar Eclipse over Africa
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Solar Eclipse over Africa

Published Oct 4, 2005

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Hybrid Eclipse Shades Africa
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Hybrid Eclipse Shades Africa

This rare event merged annular and total eclipses. It won't happen again until 2172.

Published Nov 5, 2013

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The Solar Ring of Fire
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The Solar Ring of Fire

Earth-observing satellites follow the shadow of an annular eclipse.

Published Mar 2, 2017

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Annular Solar Eclipse over India
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Annular Solar Eclipse over India

Acquired January 15, 2010, this true-color image shows India and the Bay of Bengal, both darkened by an annular eclipse. A white line marks the Indian coastline.

Published Jan 16, 2010

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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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Arctic Eclipse
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Arctic Eclipse

NASA’s Terra satellite was rounding the top of the globe, making its way from the eastern tip of Siberia and across the Arctic Ocean towards northern Norway and northwest Russia, when it captured this unique view of a total solar eclipse on August 1, 2008.

Published Aug 2, 2008

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Total Eclipse of the Sun
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Total Eclipse of the Sun

Published Dec 6, 2002

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Annular Eclipse over the Pacific Ocean
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Annular Eclipse over the Pacific Ocean

Acquired during the solar eclipse of May 20, 2012, this natural-color image shows the Moon’s shadow over the northern Pacific Ocean.

Published May 22, 2012

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Lunar Eclipse from Orbit
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Lunar Eclipse from Orbit

On February 20, 2008, sky gazers from the central Pacific to Africa saw the full Moon turn a striking red as it passed into Earth’s shadow. From space, the lunar eclipse deepened the darkness of the night. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s (DMSP) F16 satellite captured this view of the eclipse as the satellite flew over the nighttime side of the Earth in a series of overpasses.

Published Mar 13, 2008

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