{"id":644848,"date":"2024-04-15T11:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=644848"},"modified":"2024-04-16T08:54:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:54:23","slug":"nasas-lro-observes-2024-solar-eclipse-shadow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/lro\/nasas-lro-observes-2024-solar-eclipse-shadow\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s LRO Observes 2024 Solar Eclipse Shadow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">2 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">NASA\u2019s LRO Observes 2024 Solar Eclipse Shadow<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Editor’s Note, April 16, 2024:<\/strong> This story has been updated to remove an unclear secondary image and caption.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Moon blotted out the Sun to viewers across the United States during the April 8 solar eclipse, NASA\u2019s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured an image from some 223,000 miles away of the highly anticipated celestial event.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Black and white image of Earth with swirling white clouds and a dark shadow over the middle portion of the planet from the Moon eclipsing the Sun.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png 4706w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?resize=2000,2000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This spectacular image showing the Moon\u2019s shadow on Earth\u2019s surface was acquired during a 20-second period starting at 2:59 p.m. EDT (18:59:19 UTC) on April 8, 2024, by NASA\u2019s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. When LRO acquired this image, the shadow of the Moon was centered near Cape Girardeau, Mo.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Goddard\/Arizona State University<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are three cameras that comprise the LRO camera (LROC) suite: two Narrow Angle Cameras (NAC) and one Wide Angle Camera. The Earth\u2019s image with the shadow in it was acquired by one of the two Narrow Angle Cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The LROC Narrow Angle Cameras are line scanner cameras: they only have one line of pixels, and images are built up line-by-line by the spacecraft\u2019s motion as it orbits the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acquiring an image of Earth requires the spacecraft to rapidly rotate to build up the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>LRO is managed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/goddard\">NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center<\/a> in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Launched on June 18, 2009, LRO has collected a treasure trove of data with its seven powerful instruments, making an invaluable contribution to our knowledge about the Moon. NASA is returning to the Moon with commercial and international partners to expand human presence in space and bring back new knowledge and opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"More on this story from Arizona State University\u2019s LRO Camera website\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">More on this story from Arizona State University\u2019s LRO Camera website<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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As the Moon blotted out the Sun to viewers across the United States during the April 8 solar eclipse, NASA\u2019s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured an image from some 223,000 miles away of the highly anticipated celestial [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":645020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2742,11314,3760,2857,2658],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[12413],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA\u2019s LRO Observes 2024 Solar Eclipse Shadow","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/lro\/nasas-lro-observes-2024-solar-eclipse-shadow\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/lro\/nasas-lro-observes-2024-solar-eclipse-shadow\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Goddard Digital Team"}],"creator":["Goddard Digital Team"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["The Solar System","Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)","2024 Solar Eclipse","Earth's Moon","Goddard Space Flight Center"],"dateCreated":"2024-04-15T15:45:03Z","datePublished":"2024-04-15T15:45:03Z","dateModified":"2024-04-16T12:54:23Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA\u2019s LRO Observes 2024 Solar Eclipse Shadow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/lro\/nasas-lro-observes-2024-solar-eclipse-shadow\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-04-15T15:45:03Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"The Solar System,Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO),2024 Solar Eclipse,Earth's Moon,Goddard Space Flight Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Goddard Digital Team\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"time_ago":"3 weeks","featured_image":{"id":645020,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/m1467242026l-cal-echo-reduce11-4fi-rotate.png","title":"LRO Earth Total Solar Eclipse 2024","alt":"Black and white image of Earth with swirling white clouds and a dark shadow over North America from the Moon eclipsing the Sun.","caption":"This spectacular image showing the Moon\u2019s shadow on Earth\u2019s surface was acquired during a 20-second period starting at 2:59 p.m. EDT (18:59:19 UTC) on April 8, 2024, by NASA\u2019s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644848"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=644848"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":645730,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644848\/revisions\/645730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=644848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=644848"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=644848"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=644848"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=644848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}