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Station Passes Through Moon’s Shadow During Eclipse
ISS014-E-13848 -- The coastal region in Somalia Image above: The coastal region in Somalia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 14 crew member on the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA
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The first solar eclipse of 2007 occurred Sunday and was visible from eastern Asia and parts of northern Alaska, with the largest part of the eclipse for the station taking place at 9:54 p.m. EDT. During that period the space station passed through the Moon's shadow once and lost some ability to generate power. The cumulative sunlight available was 84% compared to the “no eclipse” case, i.e., available sunlight during this orbit was 16% lower.
On Monday, Flight Engineer Sunita Williams had an amateur radio ham session with students at East Aurora Middle School in East Aurora, New York. Monday was also Williams’ 100th day in space. She was part of the STS-116 crew that arrived to the station in early December.