Published: 29. 3. 2006   Category: Meteorological satellites

Total Solar Eclipse

A total solar eclipse occured on March 29, 2006. The Meteosat 8 satellite got images of moving Moon shadow (the path of totality).



Fig.: A colour picture from Meteosatu 8 in the original resolution. It is combined from RGB channels VIS008, VIS006 and IR016. (1321  kB)

A moving of the shadow

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