A new image published by NASA, in which we see a large part of the American continent covered by the moon’s shadow, has dazzled Internet users since Tuesday.
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The image taken by the satellite during the annular solar eclipse on October 14, was shared by the American agency on the social network X. We see the silhouette of the star as it stands out over Texas.
“About 1.5 million miles from Earth, the moon’s shadow covers southeast Texas,” NASA explains in a tweet.
An annular eclipse, unlike a total solar eclipse, occurs when the moon is too far from the sun to block its light, according to NASA. The star follows an elliptical orbit around the Earth, and the Moon was at the farthest point from the Sun when this phenomenon occurred. The passage of the moon creates what is called the ring of fire.
NASA claimed that the celestial spectacle was partially visible across the United States and Mexico as well as several South American states. People who were in the path of the moon were able to get a better view of this phenomenon. This is the point covered by the moon’s shadow.
The next annular eclipse will occur on June 21, 2039. However, a total eclipse will be visible in the American sky on April 8, 2024.
