A just 4 days before the total solar eclipse occurs that will be seen in Mexico, the United States and Canadathousands of people are already preparing to enjoy this astronomical phenomenon that will darken part of Sinaloa, Durango and Coahuila.
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There are many expectations and it is expected that the weather will allow the eclipse to be appreciated in all its splendor, since for many people it will be the first time they see one, while for others it will be a good moment to remember what took place on July 11, 1991.
This past December 14, 2020, a total solar eclipse visible occurred in southern South America. This is how it was seen from space by GOES-16 satellite pic.twitter.com/b58Gnobdhd
— Mar Gómez (@MarGomezH) December 27, 2020
Be that as it may, this astronomical phenomenon will surely surprise millions, so Images are already circulating on social networks of how other eclipses that have occurred were seen, and that give an idea of what the next one could look like.
Among these images, Photographs and videos captured by NASA satellites have also been shared that show how an eclipse is seen from space. and it is undoubtedly very different from how human beings perceive it from Earth.
December 2020 solar eclipse seen from space. Have you ever seen one?
(Credito: NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens) pic.twitter.com/HOBryzwZn2
— Mar Gómez (@MarGomezH) January 19, 2022
The photographs correspond to the total solar eclipse that took place in Chile in December 2020 and you can see how the moon cast a shadow on a specific place on the planet and runs along the strip and then disappears.
The images were captured from space by the GOES-16 satellite and NASA’s Earth Observatory.which at that time was orbiting the planet in search of images of this incredible astronomical phenomenon.
[ECLIPSE DESDE EL ESPACIO] A total Solar Eclipse is occurring and is being seen in Chile. See the Moon’s shadow on Earth. pic.twitter.com/4MuCEwGdo5
— Ada Monzon (@adamonzon) December 14, 2020
Images of the partial eclipse that took place on October 14 were also sharedwhere, in the same way, it is seen how the moon obscures only a part of the Earth.
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In addition, there are images captured from the International Space Station, where the eclipse is observed in all its splendor from the highest point in the atmosphere.
The eclipse on April 8 will begin after noon, when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, causing a total solar eclipse, the first of its kind in the country since July 1991. This phenomenon will be repeated in Mexico until year 2045.
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2024-04-04 19:57:22