for-all-mankind:Satellites capture historic images of 2019 Solar Eclipse.Visible to Earthlingsonly a
for-all-mankind:Satellites capture historic images of 2019 Solar Eclipse.Visible to Earthlingsonly along a narrow band of Chile and Argentina, Earth’s first total solareclipse since 2017 crossed the Southern hemisphere Tuesday, July 2nd,2019. Satellites orbiting both the Earth and Moon captured historic,never-before-seen images of the eclipse from their unique space-based vantagepoints.NOAA’s GOES-West satellite,orbiting 24,000 miles above the Equator, captured the shadow of the Moon racingeastwards towards Chile and Argentina, while the Category 5 Hurricane Barbaracan be seen to the north. A quarter of a million milesfurther away, China’s DSLWP-B satellite captured the Moon’s shadow on a rising Earth while the limb of the Moon itself was visible in the foreground. This isthe first time that an eclipse’s shadow has been visible on Earth while theMoon itself is in the same photo. The illuminated westernhemisphere is clearly visible, with the Southern Pacific and South Americavisible near the Moon’s shadow. A portion of North America and the Florida peninsulais visible among clouds in the northern hemisphere.P/c: NOAA/HIT -- source link
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