On October 14, 2023, the Moon aligned with the Sun and Earth to produce an annular solar eclipse. The spectacle bathed millions of Americans in a lunar shadow as the Moon blocked the Sun’s rays. The above image was acquired during the eclipse by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera imager aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory, a joint NASA, NOAA, and U.S. Air Force satellite. NASA
NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) captured the lunar shadow during the
Oct. 14 annular solar eclipse. The sensor provides frequent global views of
Earth from its position at Lagrange Point 1, a gravitationally stable point between the Sun and Earth about 1.5
million kilometers from Earth.
DSCOVR is a space weather station
that monitors changes in the solar wind, providing space weather alerts and
forecasts for geomagnetic storms that could disrupt power grids, satellites,
telecommunications, aviation and GPS.
Image Credit: NASA
Source: The Moon
Casts a Shadow - NASA
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