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Credit & Copyright: NASA
Explanation:
Chasing the shadow
of a New Moon, NASAÁs
WB-57F
high altitude research aircraft
took to the skies off the coast of Iceland on August 12 to observe a
total solar eclipse.
At 50,000 feet the aircraft was piloted along the precisely
determined path of totality to maximize its time in the MoonÁs shadow.
A suite of high-resolution cameras on board was able to
record eclipse data
from above the clouds, dust,
and atmospheric water vapor that interfere
with observations made closer to the ground.
This view from the cockpit, taken from an inflight video, captures the
solar corona emerging
at the beginning of totality.
The sky appears dark in the shadow of the Moon.
Venus is shining left of center in the video frame, while
Jupiter and Mercury are just visible to the right of the eclipsed Sun.
But the sky is bright along the distant horizon below,
beyond the reach of the Moon's shadow.
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Publications with keywords: total solar eclipse
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