Sun and Moon

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES

11.05.2010

Courtesy Photo

NASA

On Oct. 7, 2010, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, observed its first lunar transit when the new moon passed directly between the spacecraft (in its geosynchronous orbit) and the sun. With SDO watching the sun in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light, the dark moon created a partial eclipse of the sun. Image Credit: NASA

NASA Identifier: 490480main_transit_4096FD_best

• Date Taken: 11.05.2010
• Date Posted: 02.08.2013 15:54
• Photo ID: 852563
• Resolution: 3000x3000
• Size: 479.47 KB
• Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., US