Residents of the International Space Station had a great view of the spectacular celestial event.
European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shared a beautiful series of photos of the eclipse as seen from orbit.
“A partially eclipsed moon playing hide-and-seek with our solar panel,“Cristoforetti tweeted on Monday.
A partially eclipsed Moon playing hide-and-seek with our solar panel.
/ Eclissi parziale della luna che gioca a nascondino con il nostro pannello solare.
One stunning view also shows Earth below, clouds visible against an expanse of blue.
The images highlight the subtle shading of the moon as our planet threw its shadow across it.
Cristoforetti shared another lookwith just the eclipsed moon peeking over the curve of Earth.
Happy Monday from space!
Were you lucky enough to be able to see the lunar eclipse last night?
/ Buon lunedi dallo spazio!
Avete avuto la fortuna di vedere l’eclissi lunare di ieri sera?
Her most recent stint started in late April as part ofNASA’s Crew-4 missionlaunched by SpaceX.
I watched the eclipse last night from New Mexico.
So as I was seeing the ISS, Cristoforetti was likely tracking the eclipse, too.
