Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Solar Eclipse Views: Texas, Ohio, Washington, DC & The International Space Station

Solar Eclipse Views: Texas, Ohio, Washington, DC & The International Space Station

This composite image of multiple exposures shows the progression of a total solar eclipse in Dallas, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Orbiting 260 miles above the Northeastern coast of the United States, the Expedition 71 crew experienced the 2024 solar eclipse from space. Pictured here is the umbra, or the Moon's shadow, passing over Earth. Aboard the International Space Station to witness the celestial event was NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Tracy Dyson, as well as cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, and Alexander Grebenkin of Russia.
Eclipse composite over Cleveland, Ohio
This composite image of multiple exposures shows the progression of a partial solar eclipse over the Washington Monument, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Washington. 
Eclipse composite over NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio
This composite image of multiple exposures shows the progression of a total solar eclipse in Dallas, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Solar prominences are seen during a total solar eclipse in Dallas, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Eclipse view over Cleveland, Ohio

A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. 

Learn more on NASA's Eclipse page: 

Image Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky/Bill Ingalls/Keegan Barber/Aubrey Gemignani/Jordan Salkin/Quentin Schwinn/Johnson Space Center

Image Date: April 8, 2024


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