Shadow of the Moon at Total Solar Eclipse

Fig. 1 Shadow of the Moon at Total Solar Eclipse, July 22, 2009

On Wednesday, July 22 2009, a total solar eclipse was occurred. JAXA observed the eclipse by NASA satellite, Terra. Round black area on the sea south of Japan in Figure 1 was a shadow of the Moon. The observation time was 02:05 (GMT).

Explanation of the Images:

Satellite:	EOS- Terra (NASA)
Sensor:	MODIS (NASA)
Date:	0205 (UTC) on July 22, 2009
Ground resolution:	1 km
Map Projection:	Universal Transversal Mercator (UTM)