Elon Musk, a billionaire, was one of the many Americans who observed the recent total solar eclipse, the first to occur in seven years, amid his legal issues with Brazilian authorities. Musk expressed his enjoyment of witnessing the eclipse in Austin and noted that it will not be seen again in the area for another 27 years.
Musk posted a video of a solar eclipse taken by the Starlink satellite from his SpaceX company in orbit around Earth. The 21-second video shows the moon’s shadow moving across Earth.
View of the eclipse from orbit
pic.twitter.com/2jQGNhPf2v— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 9, 2024
View of the solar eclipse from space in the picture provided at twitter.com/2jQGNhPf2v
Space has observed a complete solar eclipse.
NASA shared a video showing the total solar eclipse as seen from space, featuring the perspective of astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Ever seen a total solar #eclipse from space?
Here is our astronauts’ view from the @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/2VrZ3Y1Fqz
— NASA (@NASA) April 8, 2024
Have you ever witnessed a complete solar eclipse from space? This is the perspective of our astronauts from the International Space Station.
NASA reported that the space station encountered approximately 90% of total exposure while in orbit.
NASA Flight Engineers Matthew Dominick and Jeanette Epps were in space above southeast Canada, 260 miles up, while witnessing the moon’s shadow pass over Earth. This rare sight was captured thanks to advanced space technology, providing a special moment for observers on Earth and in space.
