{"id":14790,"date":"2017-08-21T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T20:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14790"},"modified":"2017-08-23T01:16:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T05:16:45","slug":"views-of-the-solar-eclipse-from-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14790","title":{"rendered":"Views of the solar eclipse from space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is imagery of the eclipse as seen from space:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LzKId0W2Ing?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow! Visible satellite view of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SolarEclipse2017?src=hash\">#SolarEclipse2017<\/a> from (experimental) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOES16?src=hash\">#GOES16<\/a>! You can see the shadow along the path of totality! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/txwx?src=hash\">#txwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nmwx?src=hash\">#nmwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LLI6FqG65n\">pic.twitter.com\/LLI6FqG65n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Midland (@NWSMidland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSMidland\/status\/899706701166858242\">August 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Millions of people saw <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eclipse2017?src=hash\">#Eclipse2017<\/a> but only six people saw the umbra, or the moon&#8217;s shadow, over the United States from space today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hMgMC5MgRh\">pic.twitter.com\/hMgMC5MgRh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station\/status\/899728331364458496\">August 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Astronauts aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station\">@Space_Station<\/a> captured this amazing image of the Moon&#8217;s shadow over the U.S. during <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SolarEclipse2017?src=hash\">#SolarEclipse2017<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YrhTwpF1OC\">pic.twitter.com\/YrhTwpF1OC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA Ames (@NASAAmes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAAmes\/status\/899715642466590720\">August 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Update: Another GEOS-16 clip:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NOAA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOES16?src=hash\">#GOES16<\/a> captured this stunning, full-disc view of the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SolarEclipse2017?src=hash\">#SolarEclipse2017<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p1WdNFFWud\">pic.twitter.com\/p1WdNFFWud<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NOAA Satellites PA (@NOAASatellitePA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOAASatellitePA\/status\/899728620184379392\">August 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Update 2: A GEOS-16 clip showing the eclipse shadown moving over the whole northern hemisphere<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uZMvd-WZH1A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update 3<\/strong>: Yet more images of the eclipse from space starting with the view from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nesdis.noaa.gov\/content\/dscovr-deep-space-climate-observatory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DSCOVR satellite<\/a>, which resides about a million miles from earth:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pm7tfLvHmXA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ISS didn&#8217;t have a great view but could be seen clearly near the far horizon:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7lQQtpCY4Wo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=mp3&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=e925371d9a71da991024e906063e8170&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is imagery of the eclipse as seen from space: &nbsp; 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 \u2014 NWS Midland (@NWSMidland) August 21, 2017 Millions of people saw #Eclipse2017 but only six people saw the umbra, or the moon&#8217;s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14790\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Views of the solar eclipse from space<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-solar-science"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3Qy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10092,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10092","url_meta":{"origin":14790,"position":0},"title":"Help capture a 360 deg view of solar eclipse from stratosphere above the North Pole","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The high-altitude balloon near-space adventure company\u00a0zero2infinity has opened a crowd-funding campaign to sponsor a balloon project to film the upcoming total solar eclipse that will be visible above the arctic circle:\u00a0bloon: 360 view of a Total Solar Eclipse from Space -\u00a0Indiegogo Help us record the first ever spherical video of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"SolarEclipseImaging","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/SolarEclipseImaging.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14507,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14507","url_meta":{"origin":14790,"position":1},"title":"Videos: Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 over North America &#8211; August 21","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A total solar eclipse will pass over North America on August 21st. 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