Satellite views of solar eclipse 2024: See the moon's shadow race across North America
Several satellites caught the April 8 total solar eclipse from space, and scientists have shared the incredible footage.
Satellites saw the moon's shadow from space on Monday (April 8).
The 2024 total solar eclipse was visible in parts of the United States, Canada and Mexico on that day, thrilling millions of spectators across North America — and from space, satellites could see the shadow of the moon falling across those regions in real-time.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showcased the resulting photos, taken with the organization's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) series. For example, the imager on the GOES-16 satellite tracked the moon's shadow using its advanced baseline imager.