Solar Eclipse Captured In Photo Series From ISS
The solar eclipse that took place today was photographed from the International Space Station, giving a look at the phenomenon from a unique vantage point. The images were snapped by Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti, some of which she posted on her Twitter account (which is full of other fascinating space-centric pictures). These images, of course, aren't to be confused with that fake solar eclipse picture that has been making its way around Twitter. We've a gallery after the jump!
There are a total of 18 pictures of the event, all of which you can check out for yourself on Cristoforetti's Flickr page. Some of them are as shown below, which was taken as sunrise and with more light being visible.
Said Cristoforetti in a tweet, "Orbital sunrise and the #SolarEclipse... could it go any better?" Some of the images show a nicely created crescent-shape resulting from the moon passed between the two, blocking out some sunlight on its way through and giving some nice pictures to look at in the process.
Of course, this is far from the first eclipse we've seen, and it certainly isn't the first imaged from somewhere other than Earth. Back in 2012, for example, Curiosity rover managed to snap pictures of eclipses as seen from Mars, which has given researchers more details to help them further understand that planet and its surrounding environment.
