Solar Eclipse 2015: What It Looked Like From Space
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ESA/NASA(NEW YORK) — If you thought the total solar eclipse Friday morning was breathtaking, check out what it looked like from space.
Astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Terry Virts shared stunning photos from the International Space Station showing what it looked like as the moon covered the sun this morning.
Orbital sunrise and the #SolarEclipse…could it go any better?” Cristoforetti tweeted.
Took a peak out the window between experiments! More #SolarEclipse pics here: https://t.co/HCZCZvLDnF pic.twitter.com/wpS5Kr2XAx
— Sam Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) March 20, 2015
#Eclipse at “first light.” You can barely see the corner of the sun that the moon is hiding. pic.twitter.com/hdASTFWZQR
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) March 20, 2015
There’s definitely a piece of the sun missing! pic.twitter.com/jz0pEind9W
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) March 20, 2015
This is the world’s first total solar eclipse since November 2013, although not many people were able to experience it in person.
People in the Faroe Islands, which are located in the North Atlantic, halfway between Iceland and Norway, had front-row seats to the eclipse, which occurred early Friday as the new moon completely covered the sun.
A partial solar eclipse was also visible in most of Europe.
The United States will have its turn to enjoy a total solar eclipse when it passes over the country on Aug. 21, 2017.
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