Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
Tue May 22, 2012, 01:43 PM May 2012

More eclipse images, from Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer (dial-up warning)

Phil has a whole gallery here: Gallery: When the Moon ate (most of) the Sun:









The last 2 pics are: The moon's shadow over Earth from the International Space Station and a view of the eclipse from the European Space Agency's Proba-2 satellite.

For more images, and the text for all, see:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/21/gallery-when-the-moon-ate-most-of-the-sun/

Here's a video of the view from the ISS, from another Bad Astronomy post:

Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»Science»More eclipse images, from...