Total Solar Eclipse 2024 Earth Orbital View | NOAA GOES-16 Weather Satellite

Total Solar Eclipse 2024: Earth Orbital View | NOAA GOES-16 Weather Satellite

The United States GOES-EAST Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-16) captured the Moon’s shadow moving across North America on April 8, 2024. This weather satellite orbits the earth at around 22,000 miles (35,000 kilometers) above Earth and is centered on the Americas.

GOES-EAST is the first of the GOES-R series of satellites operated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Video Credit: Images courtesy of European Space Agency (ESA)/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: April 9, 2024

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