Space station astronaut sees solar eclipse shadow on Earth

Space station astronaut sees solar eclipse shadow on Earth

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https://www.cnet.com/news/astronaut-solar-eclipse-space-station-moon-earth-photo-image-umbra-iss/

The view of a solar eclipse from space can be very different than what we see down here on Earth. Italian Space Agency and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli snapped a series of photos of the moon casting its shadow on the planet from his vantage point on board the International Space Station. Nespoli tweeted the images on Monday.

Two of the photos show the view with parts of the space station in the frame. A dark blotch appears near the curve of the Earth where the moon cast its umbra. The shadow looks huge from this perspective. People standing in that umbra would be seeing the solar eclipse as it happened. 

Space station astronaut sees solar eclipse shadow on Earth

Aug 22, 2017, 12:11am UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/astronaut-solar-eclipse-space-station-moon-earth-photo-image-umbra-iss/ >The view of a solar eclipse from space can be very different than what we see down here on Earth. Italian Space Agency and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli snapped a series of photos of the moon casting its shadow on the planet from his vantage point on board the International Space Station. Nespoli tweeted the images on Monday. >Two of the photos show the view with parts of the space station in the frame. A dark blotch appears near the curve of the Earth where the moon cast its umbra. The shadow looks huge from this perspective. People standing in that umbra would be seeing the solar eclipse as it happened.