NASA LRO captured the moon shadow that passed through America on August 21, 2017
At the time of the eclipse of August 21, the LRO device succeeded in removing the lunar shadow in the United States in Tennessee. The shadow moved with an acceleration of 670 m / s. After a couple of seconds, the device turned 180 degrees to view our planet, and took a picture of the shadow.
The device has two cameras that capture the views in black and white high-resolution frames, and the third plays the role of a filter to convey the true color of objects. The exposure time was made minimal so as not to over-frame the frame with bright white clouds. It takes 18 seconds to take a picture.
While the whole planet was watching the event with delight, it was another ordinary day on the satellite. Solar eclipse does not affect the functionality of the device, so the LRO worked in the usual way.
LROs were created in 2009. Operated by NASA's Goddart Space Flight Center.
