Satellites to Capture Shadow of Partial Solar Eclipse Over Earth in March 2025

In March 2025, a partial solar eclipse will occur as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun. While observers on Earth will witness a portion of the sun obscured, satellites in space will capture images of the moon's shadow as it traverses the planet. The eclipse will be most pronounced in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada, where 94% of the sun will be blocked at sunrise. Geostationary weather and environmental monitoring satellites, such as GOES-16, Copernicus Sentinel-3, and Himawari, are expected to provide the clearest images of the eclipse shadow. The shadow will move from west to east due to the moon's orbit, which is faster than Earth's rotation. It is also possible that astronauts aboard the International Space Station will capture images of the eclipse, similar to what they did during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.