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June 10, 2021
Today, June 10, 2021, there was an annular eclipse of the Sun. For the first time in half a century, it was accessible for observation from Russia; it was best seen from Yakutia and Chukotka. Russian satellites for remote sensing of the Earth "Meteor-M" and "Arktika-M" were able to capture this astronomical phenomenon (shadow on the surface of the planet) from near-earth orbit.
Partial phases of the eclipse could be seen from Moscow, where the Moon covered the solar disk by 16%, as well as from a number of other Russian regions. The next time such an eclipse can be seen in nine years. In Moscow at 14:26 the Earth satellite covered 0.26 times the diameter of the Sun, or 16 percent. The Moon completely left the disk of the star at 15:16.
This eclipse opens a whole series of phenomena in the country, which will occur in the summer with an interval of nine years. The next annular eclipse will be visible on June 1, 2030. It can be observed in densely populated areas, including the south of the European part of Russia, and the annular phases of the eclipses on June 21, 2039 and June 11, 2048 - in the vicinity of Moscow.
Arktika-M (Arctic-M) satellite
The spacecraft "Arktika-M" No. 1 was launched on February 28, 2021 from the Baikonur cosmodrome, and at the beginning of March it entered a working orbit, in which the spacecraft's most remote point of flight is many times higher than the nearest one. Flight tests of the spacecraft are currently underway before putting it into operation. The space system of hydrometeorological monitoring "Arktika-M" is designed to monitor the climate and the environment in the Arctic region, to solve the problems of navigation of ships along the Northern Sea Route.
Meteor-3M (SAGE II) satellite
The space complex of hydrometeorological and oceanographic support "Meteor-3M" is designed to receive space information for remote sensing of the Earth in the interests of operational meteorology, hydrology, agrometeorology, climate and environmental monitoring, monitoring of natural and man-made emergencies, conducting scientific heliogeophysical research, studying the state of the atmosphere on a planetary scale. Also, one of the tasks of the orbital complex is the collection and transmission of hydrometeorological data from automatic measuring platforms of various types (ground, ice, drifting).
Related links:
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/31412/
Arctic-M (Arktika-M): https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/arktika-m/
Meteor-M: https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/meteor-m/
Images, Animations, Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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