Japanese Himawari-8 Satellite catches eclipse shadow
Taken by Shiraishi on August 22, 2017 @
Himawari-8
Click photo for larger image
| |
Camera Used: Unavailable Unavailable Exposure Time: Unavailable Aperture: Unavailable ISO: Unavailable Date Taken: Unavailable |
|
| More images
Details:
Japanese geostationary weather satellite Himawari-8 caught the moon shadow entering the Earth, on the east-most edge of the Earth.
The shadow appeared off the west coast of USA (Contiguous US cannot be seen from Himawari-8), and it immediately went to backside.
Date-Time is JST (Japan Standard Time = UTC+9). Events occurred on 22nd Aug. in Japan.
Photographer's website:
No URL provided.
|
|
|