Annular Solar Eclipse: Moon's Shadow Darkens Earth | International Space Station

Annular Solar Eclipse: Moon's Shadow Darkens Earth | International Space Station

The Moon passes in front of the sun casting its shadow, or umbra, and darkening a portion of the Earth's surface during the annular solar eclipse. The International Space Station was soaring 260 miles above Canada as this picture was taken pointing southward toward Texas.

An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun, but appears too small to completely cover the Sun’s surface, resulting in what appears as a ring of fire in the sky.

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Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Oct. 14, 2023

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