The moon’s shadow on Earth yesterday


The whole globe of Earth, with a dark blot in one area: the moon's shadow.

The dark blot on Earth in the lower left of this image is the moon’s shadow, falling on Earth at the start of the December 14, 2020 total solar eclipse, visible from South America. Image via GOES-East satellite/ Fred Espenak.

“Here comes the moon’s shadow!” wrote veteran eclipse observer Fred Espenak, when he posted this image yesterday on Facebook. There was much disappointment this year among North American eclipse-chasers who’d planned all year to see the December 14, 2020 total solar eclipse, but had to cancel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

There will be more eclipses, including a total solar eclipse whose path will cross North America in 2024. See Fred Espenak’s roadmap for the 2024 eclipse.

Bottom line: Photo from GOES-East of the moon’s shadow on Earth during the December 14, 2020 total solar eclipse.



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The whole globe of Earth, with a dark blot in one area: the moon's shadow.

The dark blot on Earth in the lower left of this image is the moon’s shadow, falling on Earth at the start of the December 14, 2020 total solar eclipse, visible from South America. Image via GOES-East satellite/ Fred Espenak.

“Here comes the moon’s shadow!” wrote veteran eclipse observer Fred Espenak, when he posted this image yesterday on Facebook. There was much disappointment this year among North American eclipse-chasers who’d planned all year to see the December 14, 2020 total solar eclipse, but had to cancel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

There will be more eclipses, including a total solar eclipse whose path will cross North America in 2024. See Fred Espenak’s roadmap for the 2024 eclipse.

Bottom line: Photo from GOES-East of the moon’s shadow on Earth during the December 14, 2020 total solar eclipse.



from EarthSky https://ift.tt/3nn1nZ1

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