Extremely impressive images came from the total solar eclipse that took place last day. It was remarkable that the shadow of the Moon fell on the Earth in the images.
The year of 2021, which took place on Saturday, December 4th, which we did not have the chance to observe from Turkey. ‘single’ solar eclipse, best observed from the Southern hemisphere, Antarctica; However, thanks to NASA’s live broadcast on YouTube, people living in other parts of the world had the chance to follow the eclipse second by second.
A photo taken by NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DISCOVR) from a distance of 950,000 miles, or 1.5 million kilometers, revealed why this solar eclipse is so important and fascinating. In the photograph taken, the shadow of the Moon is over the Earth. a black mark It was noteworthy that it fell.
Taken from 1.5 kilometers from Earth
DISCOVR made by NASA and EPIC The Planetary Society space defense group on the image captured by the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera, known as “It would be a long way for most of us to travel to see the total solar eclipse in Antarctica this past weekend, but we would have to travel farther to get that view.” used the phrases. Apart from that, DISCOVR takes a full disk image of the Earth, which even astronauts cannot access; on the International Space Station Expedition 66 His team spotted a rectangular shadow from an altitude of 250 miles (400 km).
NASA astronaut Kayla Barron for the footage, “Saturday morning, the Expedition 66 crew stationed in the Dome to check for a total solar eclipse over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Here the moon casts a rectangular shadow on the Earth’s surface. It needs to be seen It was an incredible sight.” recorded as.
What is the main mission of DISCOVR?
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DISCOVR’s main mission is also sun-focused, albeit from a completely different angle. From charged particles carried in the solar wind, auroral activity to effects on satellites, power lines and astronaut health everything may affect. DISCOVR is responsible for observing these particles.