“Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander had the rare opportunity to operate on the Moon and capture the first (high-definition) imagery of a total solar eclipse on March 14,” Will ...

In addition to photographing the eclipse itself, the event can also be seen in a reflection on Blue Ghost’s solar panel array. The lander’s first shot was taken from its top deck, and also ...

The total lunar eclipse that unveiled a reddish blood moon overnight to nearly half of Earth looked a bit different from the vantage of our celestial neighbor. The Blue Ghost lunar lander ...

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has snapped a gorgeous photo of a solar eclipse from the Moon in which Earth covers up most ...

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“Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander had the rare opportunity to operate on the Moon and capture the first (high-definition) imagery of a total solar eclipse on March 14,” Will ...

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As Firefly noted in that update, Blue Ghost witnessed a solar eclipse — Earth passing in front of the sun — while we here on Earth saw a lunar eclipse as Earth's shadow passed over the moon.

That means to see the maximum partial solar eclipse at sunrise, it’s best to be along that blue line running down the middle of the orange loop. (It’s worth noting that the eclipse will also ...

Shortly after totality, Blue Ghost lunar lander captured a solar eclipse displaying a “diamond ring” effect, when light from the sun started to shine through after being blocked by the Earth.