The 2024 Eclipse from the ISS

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The 2024 Eclipse from the ISS

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Not sure what I was expecting but the photos make perfect sense when you see them.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2expl ... 316098512/

[I was going to post this in Eclipses subforum but I don't have a "New Topic" button there.]
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It make sense to me as well, but these extraterrestrial images of the eclipse shadow look so "dirty" when compared to the perfect occlusion of the sun from the earth-bound vantage!
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