A NASA probe saw a double eclipse of the sun from space
 

A NASA probe saw a double eclipse of the sun from space
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A spacecraft tasked with keeping a robotic eye on the sun caught sight of a double eclipse of our closest star last week.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured a high-definition video of the Earth and moon blocking the light of the sun at the same time on Sept. 1.*

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In the footage, Earth passes in front of the sun first, with the moon following shortly afterward.*

"The end of the Earth eclipse happened just in time for SDO to catch the final stages of the lunar transit," NASA said in a statement.

"In the SDO data, you can tell Earth and the moon’s shadows apart by their edges: Earth’s is fuzzy, while the moon’s is sharp and distinct." Read more...

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