Lunar Eclipse in Process: Earth Orbital Views | International Space Station

Lunar Eclipse in Process: Earth Orbital Views | International Space Station

Expedition 73 flight engineers and NASA astronauts describe the lunar eclipse on Sept. 7-8, 2025.

Zena Cardman: " . . . It’s a challenge to catch the Moon up here—we don’t have any up-facing windows, so we can only see the Moon for a few minutes between moonrise and moonset before it disappears above the ISS or below the horizon."

Jonny Kim: "Yesterday was an extra challenge, dealing with low angle light bouncing through the multi-paned cupola glass, but Zena Cardman and Kimiya Yui, and I had a lot of fun chasing those fleeting opportunities, and got some cool views of Earth’s shadow on our natural satellite, before and after totality."

The lunar eclipse was visible on the Earth's surface from areas of Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, & Antarctica.

During a lunar eclipse, Earth gets in the way of the Sun’s light hitting the Moon. This means that during the night, a full Moon fades away as Earth’s shadow covers it up.

The Moon can also look reddish because Earth’s atmosphere absorbs the other colors while it bends sunlight toward the Moon. Sunlight bending through the atmosphere and absorbing other colors is also why sunsets are orange and red.

During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon is shining from all the sunrises and sunsets occurring on Earth.

NASA's Lunar Eclipse Page:
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/lunar.html

Follow Expedition 73:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)

JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov

NASA Flight Engineers: Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke

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.

Image Credits: NASA's Johnson Space Center, Z. Cardman, J. Kim, K. Yui

Capture Dates: Sept. 7-8, 2025
Release Dates: Sept. 7-8, 2025

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