Youve probably seen by now all of the spectacular images of Mondays (April 8) eclipse taken from the ground. But what about those taken from space and sky? Weve got you covered.Total solar eclipses happen when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth‚ temporarily blocking the Suns light and plunging those in the Moons shadow or the path of totality into darkness. On Monday‚ this 185-kilometer (115-mile) wide path spanned North America from Mexico to the very eastern tip of Canada‚ meaning millions of people across the continent caught sight of the Sun being briefly obscured.The view from space‚ however‚ was quite different‚ and‚ thankfully‚ some satellites were able to catch it.One such satellite is the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-16)‚ which captured the Moons shadow moving across North America between 4 pm and 11 pm CEST (2 pm and 9 pm UTC).Situated some 36‚000 kilometers (22‚000 miles) away‚ the GOES satellites are a collaboration between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA. IFLScience is not responsible for content shared from external sites.SpaceXs Starlink satellites also recorded some footage of the shadow as it raced eastward over North America. IFLScience is not responsible for content shared from external sites.As did NASAs EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) imager on the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) satellite‚ which snapped the view of Earth seen below between 4 pm and 8:30 pm UTC.The Moon';s shadow on April 8.Image credit: NASA Earth ObservatoryAs the Moons shadow swept from the Pacific coast of Mexico to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland‚ Canada via Texas and The Great Lakes‚ the NOAA-20 satellite‚ which orbits Earth from pole to pole‚ captured images of the planet from east to west. The mosaic below is comprised of three images taken before‚ during‚ and after the eclipse.The right third of the image shows the eastern United States at about 5:10 pm UTC‚ before the eclipse had begun; the middle was captured at around 6.50 pm UTC‚ when the eclipse was in progress; and the left third was taken at approximately 8:30 pm UTC‚ after the Moon';s shadow had passed.Image credit: NASA Earth ObservatoryIt wasnt just space satellites that peeped the spectacle from an alternative angle. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shared footage of the path of totality over north Texas‚ taken in a T38 jet at 11‚900 meters (39‚000 feet). IFLScience is not responsible for content shared from external sites.If you were wondering what its like to view an eclipse from the sky‚ Meir said of the experience: We saw the darkness approaching us from behind. Soon it caught up with us and we had several minutes in totality as we chased along its path. Then we were back in the light once again. Not a bad day in the office..

If you look up into the clear night sky in the Northern Hemisphere‚ you will see the star Polaris‚ more commonly known as the North Star.Sitting around 1 degree away from the geographic North Pole‚ Polaris has been used in navigation (of the Northern hemisphere) for centuries. But it hasn';t always been our North Star. That title has previously been held by binary star system Thuban‚ which was closer to the geographic North Pole between 3942 and 1793 BCE.Thuban‚ named in Ancient Egypt and meaning head of the serpent‚ consists of a white giant star 2.8 times as massive as the Sun‚ with a secondary star thought to be an A-type main-sequence star around 2.6 solar masses.The reason why it used to be‚ and one day will again be‚ our North Star has to do with the Earth';s axial precession.";Forces associated with the rotation of Earth cause the planet to be slightly oblate‚ displaying a bulge at the equator. The moon';s gravity primarily‚ and to a lesser degree the Sun';s gravity‚ act on Earth';s oblateness to move the axis perpendicular to the plane of Earth';s orbit‚"; NASA explains. ";However‚ due to gyroscopic action‚ Earth';s poles do not ';right themselves'; to a position perpendicular to the orbital plane. Instead‚ they precess at 90 degrees to the force applied. This precession causes the axis of Earth to describe a circle having a 23.4 degree radius relative to a fixed point in space over about 26‚000 years‚ a slow wobble reminiscent of the axis of a spinning top swinging around before it falls over.";The effect is similar to that seen in a spinning top.Currently‚ we are in a stage of this 26‚000-year cycle where Polaris sits nicely in the direction of the North Pole. In 20346 CE‚ Thuban will reclaim its title as Earth';s North Star.In the Southern Hemisphere‚ where no particularly bright stars stand out‚ the Southern Cross is used by people looking for due south.

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