Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On January 30, 2014, beginning at 8:31 a.m EST, the moon moved between the Sun and me, giving the me a view of a partial solar eclipse from space. Such a lunar transit happens two to three times each year. This one lasted two and one half hours, which is the longest ever recorded.
Right at the end of the Lunar Transit the Sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 11:11 a.m. EST.
Credit: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory
Music: Karl Engel - The Flames of Rom
On January 30, 2014, beginning at 8:31 a.m EST, the moon moved between the Sun and me, giving the me a view of a partial solar eclipse from space. Such a lunar transit happens two to three times each year. This one lasted two and one half hours, which is the longest ever recorded.
Right at the end of the Lunar Transit the Sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 11:11 a.m. EST.
Credit: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory
Music: Karl Engel - The Flames of Rom
