NASA Astronaut Captures Striking ISS View Of Solar Eclipse Shadow Falling On Earth

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The big shadow is from the moon during the annular solar eclipse on Sunday.

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A few lucky locations in the world on Sunday witnessed an [/news/rare-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-hypnotizing-pictures-from-across-the-globe/ annular "ring of fire" solar eclipse] that hid most of the sun. The astronauts on the International Space Station were treated to a very different view of the event. 
[/tags/nasa/ NASA] astronaut [ Chris Cassidy shared a collection of wild photos] on Sunday showing the moon's shadow darkening Earth below. 


Super cool view of the Annular Solar Eclipse which passed by our starboard side as we flew over China this morning. A pretty neat way to wake up on Father's Day morning! Hoping all of the dads in the world have a wonderful day! [ #Eclipse] [ #FathersDay] [ #HappyFathersDay2020] [ pic.twitter.com/vJx5yOFAcb]
— Chris Cassidy (@Astro_SEAL) [ June 21, 2020]














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"Super cool view of the Annular Solar Eclipse, which passed by our starboard side as we flew over China this morning," Cassidy wrote. He used the occasion to also wish all the dads in the world a happy Father's Day. 




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Eclipse viewers [/news/rare-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-hypnotizing-pictures-from-across-the-globe/ on Earth saw either a partial or full annular eclipse]. Since the moon was too far away from Earth to completely hide the sun, it created a "ring of fire" effect. From the ISS viewpoint, the eclipse appeared as a large shadow cast by the moon. 

We have one more solar eclipse to look forward to this year on Dec. 14 for parts of South America. For https://footballandcricketonline.blogspot.com/2020/06/zaheer-khan-in-world-cup.html more on catching solar and lunar eclipses, [/news/how-to-watch-a-solar-or-lunar-eclipse-everything-you-need-to-know/ check out our CNET guide]. 

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