Researchers at the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences showed on their Telegram channel a beautiful composite video showing the Moon passing through the solar disk during a recent solar eclipse.
A day earlier, the laboratory said that only Russia's Mirny Antarctic station and Australia's Davis Antarctic research station could observe the rare solar eclipse.
Scientists explain that the video is mounted on the basis of frames from the CCOR-1 ring operating on the GOES-R spacecraft.
Astronomers note: “The Moon, which is not visible during a solar eclipse, at such moments always faces the Earth with its dark side (since it is illuminated from behind by the Sun), which can be seen thanks to the special sensitivity of the corona.”
The researchers clarify that to completely map the surface of the satellite with all the seas and oceans on the Moon, the device only needs negligible light from solar radiation reflected by the Earth.
The Sun image in the video is superimposed with data from another device – HMI on the SDO satellite. Scientists explain that the rotation itself does not see the Sun: due to its sensitivity, the device would be blind.
