Here is imagery of the eclipse as seen from space:
Wow! Visible satellite view of #SolarEclipse2017 from (experimental) #GOES16! You can see the shadow along the path of totality! #txwx #nmwx pic.twitter.com/LLI6FqG65n
— NWS Midland (@NWSMidland) August 21, 2017
Millions of people saw #Eclipse2017 but only six people saw the umbra, or the moon’s shadow, over the United States from space today. pic.twitter.com/hMgMC5MgRh
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) August 21, 2017
Astronauts aboard the @Space_Station captured this amazing image of the Moon’s shadow over the U.S. during #SolarEclipse2017. pic.twitter.com/YrhTwpF1OC
— NASA Ames (@NASAAmes) August 21, 2017
Update: Another GEOS-16 clip:
NOAA’s #GOES16 captured this stunning, full-disc view of the entire #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/p1WdNFFWud
— NOAA Satellites PA (@NOAASatellitePA) August 21, 2017
Update 2: A GEOS-16 clip showing the eclipse shadown moving over the whole northern hemisphere
Update 3: Yet more images of the eclipse from space starting with the view from the DSCOVR satellite, which resides about a million miles from earth:
The ISS didn’t have a great view but could be seen clearly near the far horizon:
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