Amazing footage of a solar eclipse observed from the moon reveals a lunar surface bathed in red.

      Blue Ghost has received her first diamond ring! Captured around 3:30 am CDT at our landing site in the Moon's Mare Crisium, the photo shows the sun about to emerge from totality behind the Earth.

      People across the United States were amazed by last night's lunar eclipse, but for one observer on the moon, it was actually a solar eclipse. The Blue Ghost spacecraft from Firefly Aerospace, resting in the Moon's Mare Crisium, witnessed the opposite view of what we saw on Earth, as the Earth moved in front of the sun. Eclipses occur when the moon, Earth, and sun align, causing the Earth's shadow to turn the moon red, while on the moon, the Earth blocks the sun. Fortunately, Blue Ghost was able to capture a beautiful image of the eclipse, shown above, at approximately 4:30 a.m. ET.

      “The photo shows the sun just about to emerge from totality behind Earth,” Firefly stated in an update. “This is a historical moment as it marks the first time a commercial company was actively operating on the Moon and observing a total solar eclipse caused by the Earth blocking the sun and casting a shadow on the lunar surface. This occurred at the same time as the lunar eclipse we experienced on Earth.”

      The lander also recorded an impressive video of the eclipse, created from a series of photos with varying exposures to reflect the different light levels throughout the event. The lunar surface looks red due to the sunlight filtering through Earth's atmosphere, giving it an eerie ambiance. A closer look reveals what appears to be two versions of the solar eclipse, as the lower one reflects the eclipse in the lander's solar panel.

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      This week, Blue Ghost has sent back other images too, including a stunning view of the sun just as the solar eclipse commenced, taken around 1:30 a.m. ET: Blue Ghost observed her first solar eclipse from the Moon at about 12:30 am CDT on March 14 from our Mare Crisium landing site. You can see the glowing ring of light appearing in the reflection on our solar panel as Earth began to obscure the sun. This photo, taken from the lander's top deck, also displays our X-band antenna (left), the Lunar Environment heliospheric X-ray Imager (center), and the Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder mast (right). Firefly Aerospace.

      Additionally, the lander has captured images of our planet along with the sun, such as this picture of Earth as viewed from the moon: Shortly after landing, Blue Ghost photographed the Earth from the lunar surface using wide-angle lenses on its top deck. Firefly Aerospace.

      Blue Ghost will proceed with its lunar operations, including capturing a lunar sunset before the mission concludes on March 16.

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      An impressive image showcases an annular solar eclipse from a million miles away.

      People in parts of the U.S. enjoyed the breathtaking sight of an annular solar eclipse last Saturday, where the Earth, moon, and sun aligned to create a lunar shadow, known as a “ring of fire.”

      Providing another perspective, NASA shared a remarkable image (top) of the same celestial event as observed from a million miles away.

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      Watch the NASA video showcasing Saturday's stunning ‘ring of fire’ eclipse.

      Large crowds gathered in parts of the Americas to witness the amazing annular solar eclipse phenomenon. An "annular" eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and Earth at a distance that, from Earth’s perspective, does not entirely cover the sun. This results in a prominent, bright ring in the sky, commonly referred to as the "ring of fire."

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