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See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space
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Key Points:
- On August 12, a total solar eclipse was visible across parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, with millions witnessing the moon blocking the sun and revealing its atmosphere during a premature twilight.
- NASA astronaut Jessica Meir captured images of a partial eclipse from the International Space Station, where about 18% of the sun was obscured due to the station's position.
- The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission recorded a rare double eclipse from space, with the moon and the spacecraft's coronagraph simultaneously blocking the sun's light to reveal detailed views of the solar atmosphere.
- Satellites like ESA's Meteosat Third Generation Imager and NOAA's GOES-19 captured the moon's shadow moving across Earth, showing the eclipse's progression from geostationary orbit.
- Additional stunning images of the eclipse are available, and readers are encouraged to learn about the upcoming lunar eclipse on August 27-28, which will turn the moon a deep crimson.
