(See description bleow) Here is what the Earth looks like during
a solar eclipse. The shadow of the Moon can be seen darkening
part of Earth. This shadow moved across the Earth at nearly 2000
kilometers per hour. Only observers near the center of the dark
circle see a total solar eclipse; others see a partial eclipse
where only part of the Sun appears blocked by the Moon. This
spectacular picture of the solar eclipse on August 11, 1999 was
one of the last pictures taken from the Mir space station, which
was deorbited in a controlled re-entry in 2001. The photo was
taken at 10:13 UTC. The eclipse is located at about 50°N
latitude and 05°W longitude, or in the head waters of the
English Channel. The two objects visible to the upper left are
Saturn and Jupiter.