Peek-a-Boo Moon: Astronaut on Space Station Captures Spectacular Photos of the Lunar Eclipse - SciTechDaily

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti captured pictures of the May 2022 lunar eclipse from the International Space Station.

On the evening of May 15, 2022, Earth passed between the Sun and the Moon blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the lunar surface.

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti witnessed this lunar eclipse from the International Space Station and captured it in a series of photographs.

An image of a lunar eclipse as seen from the International Space Station.

In these images, the Moon appears to play hide and seek with one of the International Space Station’s solar panels:.

A partially eclipsed Moon playing hide and seek with the solar panel of the International Space Station.

A partially eclipsed Moon playing hide and seek with the solar panel of the International Space Station.

A partially eclipsed Moon playing hide and seek with the solar panel of the International Space Station.

May 14, 2022