The solar eclipse of March 20: View from the ISS – GISMETEO.Novosti

The astronauts to the International Space Station is not only witnessed the delightful solar eclipse, but also made some great photos of astronomical phenomena.

European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti broke away from the experiments to capture on camera the total solar eclipse. Apparently, she even managed to get a great photo of Moon’s shadow on the Earth’s surface, also called umber.

© Samantha Cristoforetti | Twitter

“I looked out the window between experiments – wrote Kristoforetti a” tweeter “. – View from the orbit to the sunrise and a solar eclipse … what could be better? I think this is the Umbrian countryside. The picture was taken against the direction of flight in the period of maximum eclipse ».

© Samantha Cristoforetti | Twitter

Terry Vёrts NASA eclipse photographed when The sun rose above the Earth’s horizon. “Eclipse when the first rays of the sun, – commented Vёrts your picture on a” tweeter “. – Corner sun is barely visible, it hides the moon … Definitely not enough pieces of the sun! »

© Terry Virts | Twitter

To see the total solar eclipse on March 20 it was possible only in certain parts of the world. The best position to view the astronomical phenomenon were the Faroe Islands and the archipelago of Svalbard, as well as other areas of the North Atlantic. Most fearless amateur astronomers even ordered charter flights to be able to see the total eclipse from the air.

spacecraft in orbit could also make wonderful photo of the eclipse. Thus, the satellite of the European Space Agency Proba-2 has recorded an amazing video of a solar eclipse from space.