Sunday, December 31, 2006

Eclipse 2006 umbra from Space


As the New (total eclipse-less) 2007 Year approach, I send this last message to SEML for 2006
Spaceweather.com (Dec31, 2006) (other days check in archives)

TOTAL ECLIPSE: The moon's dark shadow touched Earth today, tracing a path from Brazil to central Asia, cutting across Africa and Turkey, and finally returning to space west of Mongolia. Wherever the shadow fell, people witnessed a spectacular eclipse of the sun:
2006 eclipse umbra on Earth from Space
http://spaceweather.com/index.cgi?view=1&day=29&month=03&year=2006

photo gallery
.
2006 eclipse photo Gallery
http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_29mar06.htm

High above Earth, the GOES-East weather satellite photographed the moon's shadow approaching the west coast of Africa:



Happy New 2007 Year!! And may we all see many eclipses to come.

Dr. Eric Flescher