NASA Satellite Captures Earth’s Dark Shadow During Antarctic Eclipse

Jakarta –

Satelit DSCOVR alias Deep Space Climate Observatory milik NASA, managed to catch the Moon’s shadow over Antarctica as it happened total solar eclipse December 4, 2021.

This rare event shows the Moon moving into a perfect position between the Earth and the Sun. NASA posted an image captured by the DSCOVR satellite on Instagram showing the resulting shadow over the Antarctic region. Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) also saw this eclipse event.

“The occurrence of a total solar eclipse puts the Sun, Moon, and Earth in exact alignment,” wrote NASA as quoted from his Instagram account.

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In very remote Antarctica, few people experience the effects eclipse. The moon covers the sun, the sky darkens, and the eclipse (by blocking the sun’s extreme rays) reveals the outer atmosphere of our star, called the corona.

From a distance four times farther from the Moon, the six -year -old DSCOVR satellite regularly re -emits a full view of the Earth and takes pictures every two hours.

However, one of the main missions of DSCOVR is to monitor space weather, including the solar wind, particles from the sun that can interfere with electricity grids, cell phone networks, and others.

After total solar eclipse December 4, 2021 in Antarctica, we will not experience a total solar eclipse again in 2022. The next total solar eclipse will occur on April 20, 2023. The phenomenon of the next solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 promises an epic event.

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