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Last week's total solar eclipse from different angles

Thanks to Starry Night (and paint), it's possible to reproduce all kinds of astronomical events from different points of views.
As seen from the Moon, the Pleiades are then right on top of the Earth

http://membres.lycos.fr/astroraoul/hpbimg/eclipsee.jpg


As seen from a point at ESL1 (a little before the eclipse)
http://membres.lycos.fr/astroraoul/hpbimg/earthm.jpg


As seen from 14,950 km altitude exactly above the shadow on Earth:
http://membres.lycos.fr/astroraoul/hpbimg/eclipse.jpg


In reality, the penumbra isn't that easy to spot.

Raoul

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