NASA astronaut captures striking ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse shadow from ISS
The great shadow comes from the moon during the circular solar eclipse on Sunday.
NASA / Chris Cassidy
A few happy places in the world on Sunday witnessed one annular eclipse “Ring of Fire” that hid most of the sun. The astronauts on the International Space Station got a completely different view of the event.
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy shared a collection of wild photos on Sunday, showing the shadow of the moon darkening the earth below.
“Super cool view of the annular solar eclipse that passed our starboard side as we flew over China this morning,” Cassidy wrote. He took the opportunity to wish all fathers in the world a happy Father’s Day.
Eclipse viewer on Earth saw either a partial or full annular solar eclipse. Because the moon was too far from Earth to completely hide the sun, it created a “ring of fire” effect. From the ISS perspective, the eclipse appeared as a large shadow cast by the moon.
We have another solar eclipse to look forward to in parts of South America on December 14th of this year. For more information on catching solar and lunar eclipses, go to Read our CNET guide.
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