Shadowy, small amounts of sunlight, and curved outlines: The 2024 complete solar eclipse was very impressive. Here on Earth, millions of people witnessed the interesting sight of the moon moving in front of the sun. But a special few people had the opportunity to see the eclipse from a different viewpoint: space.
The present inhabitants of the International Space Station observed not only the real eclipse, but what occurred to Earth during the eclipse. In a video posted by NASA, you can observe the foreboding shadow of the moon moving over the surface of our planet.
“I can hardly imagine a view being better than the one we have right now, but if there is one, it’s from the Space Station,” NASA’s Earth-bound livestream commentators noted.
Ever seen a total solar #eclipse from space?
Here is our astronauts' view from the @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/2VrZ3Y1Fqz
— NASA (@NASA) April 8, 2024
North America will not experience another total solar eclipse until August 23, 2044.
