<p>Yes. Here's an ISS photo <a href="https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-shadow-iss" rel="nofollow noreferrer">from the 2002 eclipse over the Indian ocean</a>.
This year, 2017, the <a href="https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/iss-observations" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ISS will see the moon's shadow on earth once</a>, over southern Illinois, at 43.9% totality.</p>

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2017-08-21T18:32:52.297Z
2017-08-21T18:32:52.297Z
Wayfaring Stranger
<p>Well, I did just a bit more googling and found <a href="http://earthsky.org/space/iss-astronauts-aug-21-2017-total-solar-eclipse" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this article</a> which does indeed show images of a shadow on the earth.  Pretty cool.</p>

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2017-08-21T18:30:15.527Z
2017-08-21T18:30:15.527Z
Nick DeVore
<p>I was wondering if the astronauts on the ISS are able to see the shadow from the moon on the earth at all during the eclipse.</p>

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Can Astronauts Aboard ISS See the Shadow of The Moon on The Earth During an Eclipse?
Nick DeVore
# Can Astronauts Aboard ISS See the Shadow of The Moon on The Earth During an Eclipse?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-21)

I was wondering if the astronauts on the ISS are able to see the shadow from the moon on the earth at all during the eclipse.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-21. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Yes. Here's an ISS photo [from the 2002 eclipse over the Indian ocean](https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-shadow-iss).
This year, 2017, the [ISS will see the moon's shadow on earth once](https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/iss-observations), over southern Illinois, at 43.9% totality.


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### Answer by username_0 on 2017-08-21. Score: 0

Well, I did just a bit more googling and found [this article](http://earthsky.org/space/iss-astronauts-aug-21-2017-total-solar-eclipse) which does indeed show images of a shadow on the earth. Pretty cool.


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