Back in October, tens of millions of people in the Western Hemisphere witnessed a rare "ring-of-fire" annular solar eclipse that elicited cheers and shouts of joy. But when another dramatic eclipse occurred just one month later, there was no fanfare.
That's because no one here on Earth was able to witness it live.
As seen in the image above, and in the animation directly below, it occurred when the New Moon transited across the face of the Sun on Nov. 13, causing a partial eclipse. The compelling imagery comes to us from the GOES East satellite, located in geostationary orbit.
The Moon’s orb transits the Sun on Nov. 13, 2023, as seen by the GOES East satellite. (Credit: CIMSS Satellite Blog)
CIMSS Satellite Blog
Why was the event visible to the satellite but not to anyone here on Earth?
Solar eclipses can be viewed from Earth only when the Moon ...
