The astronauts living and working on the International Space Station orbit the Earth about every 90 minutes, witnessing 16 sunrises and sunsets day, along with up to five eclipses a year.
Astronauts on the International Space Station had an eerie view during the total solar eclipse on Monday as the Moon's shadow raced across the planet's surface.Waiting for totality on Earth took more than an hour after the partial eclipse began, but the low-Earth orbit's view provided context for how fast the Moon's shadow is moving. According to NASA, the eclipse shadow travels at 1,100 mph at the equator and up to 5,000 mph near the poles.
The video shows the Moon's umbra or shadow as it moves across the planet.While the Moon was moving in front of the Sun's face, solar and Earth-observing spacecraft recorded the eclipse in real time. NOAA's GOES-East satellite tracked the Moon's shadow moving across the Pacific Ocean and North America while the European Space Agency's Proba-2 satellite recorded the eclipse looking toward the Sun. Read more on FOX Weather.
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