An image of a lunar eclipse as seen from the International Space Station. A partially eclipsed Moon playing seek and conceal with the solar panel of the International Space Station. A partially eclipsed Moon playing conceal and seek with the solar panel of the International Space Station. A partly eclipsed Moon playing hide and seek with the solar panel of the International Space Station.
By European Space Agency (ESA).
May 17, 2022.
A partly eclipsed Moon playing seek and conceal with the solar panel of the International Space Station. Credit: ESA-S. Cristoforetti.
A partly eclipsed Moon playing conceal and look for with the photovoltaic panel of the International Space Station. Credit: ESA-S. Cristoforetti.
A partially eclipsed Moon playing conceal and look for with the solar panel of the International Space Station. Credit: ESA-S. Cristoforetti.
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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti recorded images of the May 2022 lunar eclipse from the International Space Station.
On the night of May 15, 2022, Earth passed in between the Sun and the Moon obstructing sunlight and casting a shadow on the lunar surface. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti saw this lunar eclipse from the International Space Station and caught it in a series of pictures.
Throughout a lunar eclipse, Earths environment scatters sunlight. The blue light from the Sun spreads away, and longer-wavelength red, orange, and yellow light pass through, turning our Moon red.
A picture of a lunar eclipse as seen from the International Space Station. Credit: ESA-S. Cristoforetti.
In these images, the Moon appears to play hide and seek with one of the International Space Stations photovoltaic panels:.
