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Earth Observations taken during an Annular Solar Eclipse
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Earth Observations taken during an Annular Solar Eclipse

Earth Observations taken during an Annular Solar Eclipse

NASA's image library records Earth Observations taken during an Annular Solar Eclipse.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

ISS031-E-41622 (20 May 2012) --- This is one of a series of photos taken by Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station, at the time located over the Western Pacific, showing a shadow of the moon created by the May 20 solar eclipse, as the shadow spreads across cloud cover on Earth. Pettit used a 28-mm lens on a

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ISS031-E-41622 (20 May 2012) --- This is one of a series of photos taken by Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station, at the time located over the Western Pacific, showing a shadow of the moon created by the May 20 solar eclipse, as the shadow spreads across cloud cover on Earth. Pettit used a 28-mm lens on a digital still camera to record the image at 23:36:45 GMT. One of the space station’s solar array panels appears at the top of the frame.

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NASA Image and Video LibraryEarth Observations taken during an Annular Solar Eclipse

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