Satellites Snap Solar Eclipse Pictures From Space

by Space.com, staff

Date: 21 May 2012 Time: 03:30 PM ET

Spectators on Earth weren't the only ones to spot an impressive solar eclipse Sunday (May 20). Two satellites managed to snap amazing images and videos of the solar eclipse from space.

The European Space Agency's Proba-2 microsatellite and Japan's Hinode sun observatory had ring-side seats to Sunday's so-called "ring of fire" solar eclipse. In fact, both satellites were able to capture multiple views of the eclipse as they orbited Earth

This image, taken by the sun-watching Hinode satellite, was taken two minutes after the start of the annular solar eclipse on May 20, 2012. CREDIT: JAXA/Hinode View full size image

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