An unparalleled lunar eclipse. This is what it looks like from space

Samantha Cristoforetti, an astronaut from the European Space Agency, shared a beautiful series of photos of the eclipse seen from orbit on her Twitter profile. “The partial lunar eclipse is playing hide and seek with our solar panels,” Cristoforetti wrote.

Show her photos The natural satellite of our planet during the eclipse. In the first, it comes out from behind the solar panels International Space StationOn the other hand, it travels above the curvature of the Earth, that is, the horizon visible from orbit. On the moon itself, the subtle shadow cast by our planet on it is still visible.

Cristoforetti adores him Astronomy lovers. The astronaut has already been in orbit several times. Most recently, it was 2015. Then, almost every day, she shared with her fans photos and videos depicting the life of the crew aboard the space house.

Thanks to her, space exploration enthusiasts can see how to use the on-board toilet, grow plants, take amazing photos and videos from the Cupola console or eat freeze dried Delicacies delivered from the ground.

The Italian astronaut arrived at the International Space Station in April aboard a capsule SpaceX’s Dragon Crew. Its mission is under Crew 4. She and her crew conduct all kinds of experiments in space. Cristoforetti sometimes talks about them and posts pictures of them on his Twitter profile, which is worth keeping an eye on.