Photo: NASA Earth Observatory
Total solar eclipses provide a once-in-a-life-time spectacle.
Meanwhile, the NOAA-20 weather satellite’s vantage point in Earths orbit offered a striking side-by-side comparison.
For an easier examination, they marked the path of totality and the state lines.
Photo: NASA Earth Observatory
Additional to satellite imagery, some lucky people experienced the eclipse with their own eyes.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station shared their view of the eclipse 261 miles above ground.
Theimageshows the Moons shadow as it covers portions of Maine and the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick.
Photo: NASA Earth Observatory
Flying aboard a T38 jet at 39,000 feet, Meir saw the eclipse cross over north Texas.
We saw the darkness approaching us from behind, shewrote.
Soon it caught up with us and we had several minutes in totality as we chased along its path.
Photo: ISS / NASA
Then we were back in the light once again.
Not a bad day in the office.
Scroll down to explore footage of the eclipse from space and the sky.
