NASA's DSCOVR satellite alias Deep Space Climate Observatory, managed to capture the shadow of the Moon over Antarctica during a total solar eclipse on December 4, 2021.
This rare event shows the Moon moving into a perfect position between the Earth and the Sun. NASA posted a picture of the DSCOVR satellite capture on Instagram showing the shadows produced in the Antarctic region. Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) also saw this eclipse event.
"The occurrence of a total solar eclipse puts the Sun, Moon, and Earth exactly in line," NASA wrote as quoted from its Instagram account.
In very remote Antarctica, few people experience the effects of the eclipse. The moon covers the Sun, the sky darkens, and eclipses (by blocking out the Sun's extreme rays) reveal our star's outer atmosphere, called the corona.
From a distance four times farther from the Moon, the six -year -old DSCOVR satellite regularly re -emits a full view of the Earth and takes pictures every two hours.
However, one of DSCOVR's main missions is to monitor outer space, including the Sun's wind, particles from the Sun that can at times interfere with power lines, cell phone networks, and more.
After the total solar eclipse of December 4, 2021 in Antarctica, we will not experience a total solar eclipse again in 2022. The next total solar eclipse will occur on April 20, 2023. The phenomenon of the next solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 promises an epic event.