Stellary Starry Universe

 

For the first time, a spacecraft from Earth has captured hi-resolution video of a solar eclipse while orbiting another world.

Japan’s Kaguya lunar orbiter accomplished the feat on Feb. 9, 2009, when the Sun, Earth and Moon lined up in a nearly perfect row. From Kaguya’s point of view, Earth moved in front of the Sun, producing an otherworldly “diamond-ring” eclipse. Click on the snapshot to launch a movie of the event recorded by Kaguya’s onboard HDTV camera. [...]

Source: Nasa Science – click here for full article