So we all know that a solar eclipse is just the shadow of the moon on earth. The crew of the ISS will get a chance to see the shadow of tomorrow's eclipse from their view above it all.
Top Men thought that the teeming masses should at least get a taste of what it might look like - from a satellite view of an eclipse over Antarctica in 2003.
2 km per pixel
1 km per pixel
500 m per pixel (The big one!)
Here is another slightly different angle (from a slightly different satellite.)
UPDATE (3/29): Here is an ISS Photo of today's eclipse.
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Previous related Wohba links:
Eclipse Planning
Don't Look Up
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