The NAC builds up an image line-by-line rather than the more typical "instantaneous" framing camera (i.e. The LROC NAC began scanning the Earth at 18:25:30 UTC and completed the image 18 seconds later (UTC is 4 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time, or 7 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time). ![]() A few minutes later, LRO began a slow 180° turn to look back at the Earth and capture an image of the eclipse very near the location of maximum length of totality. The shadow of the Moon is centered over Hopkinsville, Kentucky (18:25:30.386 UTC or 1:25:30 pm Central Daylight Time in Kentucky E1257979198R, NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University).Īs LRO crossed the lunar south pole heading north at 1600 meters per second (3579 mph), the shadow of the Moon was racing across the United States at 670 meters per second (1500 mph). ![]() Earth as seen from the Moon during the total eclipse on 21 August 2017.
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