2002ase

Annular Solar Eclipse
2002 June 10

Map of the path of the lunar shadow.
Global map of the eclipse path.

Most observers watched this eclipse from the shores of Costa Rica, where cloud cover made success a hit-or-miss proposition.

Animation of the passage of the lunar shadow created in WinEclipse, a program developed by the late Heinz Scsibrany.

A GMS 5 image of the eclipse shadow over the mid-Pacific. The shadow is located near the upper right limb of the Earth. Image: JMA
An image of the eclipse shadow north of Australia. Image: JMA/Kyoto University
A view of the eclipse shadow as seen from the Terra satellite. The striped appearance of the image is caused by successive passes of the satellite. Image: NASA.

An animation of GOES 10 images showing the movement of the shadow across the Pacific. Images: NASA.

Updated: January 2021

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