Questions tagged [solar-eclipse]
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Is JWST going to be in antumbra at L2?
I read the years-old comments in this question & found a new question waiting an answer. Is JWST going to be in antumbra (aka annular Earth eclipse) in its halo orbit around L2?
I was of the ...
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Why did a solar eclipse of the sun as seen from Apollo 11 appear to have an elliptical corona?
When asked to recount an experience from the Apollo program, Neil Armstrong stated:
[My] most indelible memory was approaching the moon and flying through
the moon shadows so that the moon was ...
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Are there any Earth orbits where the duration of eclipse increases with semi-major axis with all other parameters fixed?
This answer to Is there a low Earth orbit with a 24-hour day night cycle? suggests that:
In fact, it's a rule of thumb that the higher you go the less time you spend in Earth's shadow: the shadow not ...
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Why does the moon’s transit appear so inclined in this STEREO-B video?
Question: Why does the moon’s transit appear so inclined in this STEREO-B video?
This video of the Moon transiting the Sun on Feb 25 2007 is from STEREO-B during its solar orbital insertion.
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Plot of the thermally-induced tilt in Martian surface during solar eclipse by Phobos? (slope of 1 atom per meter?)
Space.com's Mars lander InSight picks up tiny ground tilt caused by Phobos moon transit says that both Insight's ultra-sensitive seismometer picked up a very tiny transient shift in attitude during a ...
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Has a totally eclipsed Sun been photographed from low Earth orbit?
I'm hoping to get a sense of how much of the corona can be seen during an eclipse of the sun from outside of Earth's atmosphere.
Have any photographs been taken in the visible part of the spectrum, ...
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For how long do the various earth-moon lagrangian points receive sunlight each month?
Every month the earth-moon lagrangian points must be in the shade of the moon for some time
For L1 and L3 probably on new moons, for L2 probably on full moons, and for L4 and L5 maybe when the moon ...
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Why does Himawari-8 have problems with the Sun from 19th February to 19th April?
This weather site uses provides meteorological imaging from the Himawari-8 Earth observing satellite in GEO. https://www.cwb.gov.tw/eng/
The web site contains the following item:
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Puzzler: help understanding these amazing Curiosity eclipse GIFs
Starting from Curiosity Observes Sunset Eclipse: Sol 2358 I found three images in the sequence PIA23133, PIA23134, and PIA23135 which I thought would mean (but don't know for sure) that they are ...
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In a solar eclipse, are we seeing it as the eclipse takes place in real time, or do we see it 8 minutes after it happens because that’s how long the light takes to travel from the sun?
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How often does a geostationary satellite enter into a Lunar shadow?
Is there a chance for the many geostationary satellites to enter into the moon’s shadow?
If so, how frequently do such eclipses happen and how long do they typically last?
Are such eclipses pre-...
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Where to look for newest images from Chang'e 3?
The tomorrow lunar eclipse is bound to look spectacular from the Moon - and as far as I know, Chang'e 3 is still fully operational, including its 3 high-definition stereo cameras. That means a chance ...
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How to calculate GEO (geostationary) satellite eclipse time?
The positions of satellites in geostationary orbits can be characterized by their longitude, the longitude of a point on Earth's equator that is nadir to the spacecraft.
Satellites in GEO will ...
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Has the Moon's shadow on the Earth (solar eclipse umbra) ever been photographed from beyond Earth orbit?
Here is a great answer with photos of the shadow of the moon on the Earth's surface (umbra) during a total solar eclipse, taken by real people in space, and links to even more of them. I think there's ...
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Have any space stations experienced a total solar eclipse?
Have any space stations experienced a total solar eclipse [edit: with the moon blocking out the sun, and seen from the vicinity of the Earth *sigh*]? Otherwise, will any manned satellites pass through ...
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Can satellites or the ISS be seen from Earth during a Total Solar Eclipse?
If there is a satellite or the ISS passing by over a point during a total solar eclipse in the darkest region, will the satellite be visible by naked eye or a pair of binoculars, since it will be dark ...
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How does a solar eclipse affect satellites?
Satellites are somewhat closer to the Moon than the Earth is (Or rather, can be), and might well have the sun blocked from them. Furthermore, they can move somewhat more than the Earth, and thus have ...
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Is this the only eclipse where Moon's shadow on the Earth (umbra) has been photographed by a person in space?
In this nice video musing about (among other things) the US Naval Observatory's $3,500 expedition to Baker City or at least Baker County Oregon to observe the June 18, 1918 solar eclipse, there is ...
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What are the "Moon L, B, C" angles shown in this solar eclipse simulation?
The NASA Goddard video Tracing the 2017 Solar Eclipse is a visualization of the calculated shape of the umbra during the upcoming August 2017 total solar eclipse, as it moves across North America.
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The Moon's shadow could not possibly look like this — could it?
The NASA Goddard video Tracing the 2017 Solar Eclipse is a visualization of the calculated shape of the umbra during the upcoming August 2017 total solar eclipse, as it moves across North America.
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