File:Terra (satellite) MODIS - Solar eclipse of 2017 August 21 (mosaic).jpg
Original file (22,500 × 15,000 pixels, file size: 27.1 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary
[edit]_MODIS_-_Solar_eclipse_of_2017_August_21_(mosaic).jpg&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
| Warning | The original file is very high-resolution. It might not load properly or could cause your browser to freeze when opened at full size. |
|---|
_MODIS_-_Solar_eclipse_of_2017_August_21_(mosaic).jpg&flash=no){kind=link}
| Description |
English: On August 21, 2017, many Americans saw day turn temporarily to night as the Moon passed between the Sun and the Earth to create a total solar eclipse.
As people in the 70-mile-wide (110-kilometer-wide) path of totality looked up and saw blinding light replaced by a dark circle and the Sun’s wispy corona, NASA Earth-observing satellites captured imagery of the Moon’s shadow as it raced eastward over the continental United States. Terra has a polar orbit and the MODIS sensor collects imagery in swaths that are roughly 1,450 miles (2,330 kilometers) wide. The image is a mosaic comprised of data collected at three different times. The right third of the image shows the eastern United States at about 12:10 p.m. Eastern Time (16:10 Universal Time), before the eclipse had begun. The middle part was captured at about 12:50 p.m. Central Time (17:50 Universal Time), when the eclipse was in progress in the center of the country. The left third of the image was collected at about 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time (19:30 Universal Time), after the eclipse had ended. The path of totality ran through parts of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina. |
| Date | Taken on 21 August 2017 |
| Source | https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90792 (direct link) |
| Author | NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens and Jesse Allen. Caption by Adam Voiland. |
Licensing
[edit]_MODIS_-_Solar_eclipse_of_2017_August_21_(mosaic).jpg&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
|
This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.) |  |
 |
Warnings:
|
| Annotations | This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |
_MODIS_-_Solar_eclipse_of_2017_August_21_(mosaic).jpg){kind=link}
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 20:03, 22 August 2017 | | 22,500 × 15,000 (27.1 MB) | Ras67 (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=On Aug. 21, 2017, many Americans saw day turn temporarily to night as the Moon passed between the Sun and the Earth to create a total solar eclipse. As people in the 70-mile-wide (110-kilometer-w... |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file:
_MODIS_-_Solar_eclipse_of_2017_August_21_(mosaic).jpg&oldid=910858928){kind=link}