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The NASA Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) captured the total solar eclipse over North America on the 8th of April, 2024 from space using its Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC). This video shows images of Earth taken over the course of four and a half hours. The Moon’s shadow on the Earth can be seen as it moves from south-west to north east. While the shadow looks like it covers a huge part of the continent, only a strip up to 185 km wide in the middle of the eclipse's path saw a total eclipse at some point on this day and at any one time only the central part of the shadow would have experienced a total solar eclipse. Most of the area covered by this shadow only saw a partial eclipse.
DSCOVR sits at L1, a stable gravitational point between the Sun and Earth and observes the day side of the Earth.
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Video credit: NASA/DSCOVR EPIC team/Michala Garrison and Wanmei Liang Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Solar Eclipse
Categories:
Planet Earth
, Solar System
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Video caption: Das Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) der NASA hat die totale Sonnenfinsternis über Nordamerika am 8. April 2024 mit seiner Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) aus dem Weltraum aufgenommen. Dieses Video zeigt Bilder der Erde, die im Verlauf von viereinhalb Stunden aufgenommen wurden. Zu sehen ist der Schatten des Mondes auf der Erde, wie er sich von Südwesten nach Nordosten bewegt. Obwohl der Schatten einen großen Teil des Kontinents zu bedecken scheint, war nur ein bis zu 185 km breiter Streifen in der Mitte des Finsternispfads an diesem Tag von einer totalen Finsternis betroffen, und nur der zentrale Teil des Schattens hätte zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt eine totale Sonnenfinsternis erlebt. Der größte Teil des von diesem Schatten bedeckten Gebiets erlebte nur eine partielle Finsternis.
DSCOVR befindet sich auf L1, einem stabilen Gravitationspunkt zwischen Sonne und Erde, und beobachtet die Tagseite der Erde.
Video credit: NASA/DSCOVR EPIC-Team/Michala Garrison und Wanmei Liang
Related glossary terms: Sonnenfinsternis Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Emma Krojanski
Video caption: El Observatorio Climático del Espacio Profundo (DSCOVR) de la NASA captó desde el espacio el eclipse solar total sobre Norteamérica del 8 de abril de 2024 utilizando su Cámara de Imágenes Policromáticas de la Tierra (EPIC). Este vídeo muestra imágenes de la Tierra tomadas a lo largo de cuatro horas y media. Se puede ver la sombra de la Luna sobre la Tierra a medida que se desplaza de suroeste a noreste. Aunque la sombra parece cubrir una gran parte del continente, sólo una franja de hasta 185 km de ancho en el centro de la trayectoria del eclipse vio un eclipse total en algún momento de este día y, en cualquier momento dado, sólo la parte central de la sombra habría experimentado un eclipse solar total. La mayor parte de la zona cubierta por esta sombra sólo vio un eclipse parcial.
DSCOVR se encuentra en L1, un punto gravitatorio estable entre el Sol y la Tierra, y observa el lado diurno de la Tierra.
Video credit: Equipo EPIC de NASA/DSCOVR/Michala Garrison y Wanmei Liang
Related glossary terms: Solar Eclipse Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Samantha Brown-Sevilla
Video caption: Il Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) della NASA ha ripreso dallo spazio l'eclissi solare totale che si é verificata in Nord America l'8 aprile 2024, utilizzando la sua Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC). Questo video mostra le immagini della Terra riprese nel corso di quattro ore e mezza. L'ombra della Luna sulla Terra può essere vista mentre si muove da sud-ovest a nord-est. Sebbene l'ombra sembri coprire un'enorme parte del continente, solo una striscia larga fino a 185 km al centro del percorso dell'eclissi ha visto un'eclissi totale ad un certo punto di questa giornata e in qualsiasi momento solo la parte centrale dell'ombra avrebbe sperimentato un'eclissi solare totale. La maggior parte dell'area coperta da quest'ombra ha visto solo un'eclissi parziale.
DSCOVR si trova a L1, un punto gravitazionale stabile tra il Sole e la Terra, e osserva il lato del giorno della Terra.
Video credit: Team NASA/DSCOVR EPIC/Michala Garrison e Wanmei Liang
Related glossary terms: Eclissi solare Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
