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GOES-16 Captures the Moon's Shadow

This full-disk geocolor image from the GOES-16 satellite shows the shadow of the Moon covering a large portion of the northwestern United States on Aug. 21, 2017.
Source: NOAA/NASA
Published: October 11, 2022
Historical Date: August 21, 2017

This full-disk geocolor image from the GOES-16 satellite shows the shadow of the Moon covering a large portion of the northwestern United States on Aug. 21, 2017.

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