Uploaded August 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For almost 1 1/2 hours the Moon made an appearance in NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory's view on August 6, 2013. While this was not a first, it is always fascinating to see these Lunar Transits.
If you watch it closely, one can actually see the rigged area of the Moon. The Moon itself looks much bigger than the Sun - which is understandable as the Moon is many times closer to Earth (and to SDO) than the Sun is.
Enjoy!
Credit: NASA SDO
For almost 1 1/2 hours the Moon made an appearance in NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory's view on August 6, 2013. While this was not a first, it is always fascinating to see these Lunar Transits.
If you watch it closely, one can actually see the rigged area of the Moon. The Moon itself looks much bigger than the Sun - which is understandable as the Moon is many times closer to Earth (and to SDO) than the Sun is.
Enjoy!
Credit: NASA SDO
