Do you know what a solar eclipse looks from the Moon?

Solar eclipses are astronomical phenomena that occur when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. When viewed from Earth, the Sun is partially or completely obscured by the Moon. Most of us have had the opportunity to see a solar eclipse through books, newspapers, social networks, . but surely no one knows what an eclipse looks like from the Moon looking down.

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Recently NASA has published a gif image that helps us understand what the feeling of observing an eclipse on Earth when standing from the Moon is like.

This photo was assembled from 52,224 images taken by the moon from the Moon on August 21, the day of the occurrence of the entire transcontinental solar eclipse in the United States. In it, we see the shadow of the Moon gliding through the Earth's surface at speeds of up to 670m / s.

Because of the nature of the solar eclipse, the Moon stands between the Earth and the Sun. In fact, when standing on the Moon observing this phenomenon it is nothing special and resembles a normal day there. . In order to have an eclipse-like sight on Earth, we have to wait until there is a lunar eclipse.