I'm Being Followed by a Moon Shadow

The Jan. 15, 2010 annular solar eclipse cast this partial shadow on Earth, seen from NASA's Aqua satellite. Even in the darkest part of the shadow, clouds are so reflective that the small amount of sunlight escaping around the edge of the moon's disk is enough to illuminate them for the satellite's view. Farther north in India, closer to the shadow's edge, the surface appears tea-colored. A white line was added to delineate the coastline. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Aqua satellite/Jeff Schmaltz


Moon Shadow Seen From Space