A new photo published by NASA in which we see a large part of the American continent in the shadow of the moon has fascinated Internet users since Tuesday.
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The photo taken by a satellite during the annular solar eclipse of October 14 was shared by the American agency on the social network X. We see the silhouette of the star appearing over Texas.
“About 1.5 million miles from Earth, the moon’s shadow covered southeast Texas,” NASA explains in its tweet.
According to NASA, an annular solar eclipse, as opposed to a total solar eclipse, occurs when the moon is too far from the sun to block its light. The star follows an elliptical orbit around the Earth, and the Moon was at its furthest distance from the Sun when the phenomenon occurred. The moon’s passage creates what is known as a ring of fire.
NASA claimed that the celestial spectacle was partially visible in the United States, Mexico and several South American countries. People who were in the moon’s path were able to observe the phenomenon better. It is this point that the shadow of the moon covers.
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The next annular solar eclipse will take place on June 21, 2039. However, a total solar eclipse will be visible in American skies on April 8, 2024.