A satellite in space caught an amazing photo of a partial solar eclipse Sunday.
The partial eclipse was only visible from the southern Indian Ocean, parts of southern Africa and Antarctica on Earth, but the European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-2 spacecraft had a better view of the cosmic event from orbit.
Proba-2 actually saw three different partial eclipses on Sept. 13 because of the craft's orbit, catching all three partial eclipses on video in the process.
"ESA’s Proba-2 orbits Earth about 14.5 times per day, dipping in and out of the moon’s shadow around the time of a solar eclipse," ESA said in a statement.
"The constant change in viewing angle of Proba-2 meant that the satellite passed through the shadow three times during the eclipse yesterday."
A NASA satellite also caught sight of the eclipse Sunday. The Solar Dynamics Observatory took photos and video of the Earth and moon passing in front of the sun from the spacecraft's perspective.
This partial eclipse marks the first time the observatory has seen both the Earth and the moon pass in front of the sun at the same time, NASA said. (The spacecraft has captured many views of the two bodies transiting the star on different occasions.)
Partial solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, obscuring part of the sun's face from Earth's perspective.
A total eclipse of the sun happens when the moon totally covers the sun, blotting out most of its light.
On Sept. 27, people around the world should be able to see another amazing cosmic event: a total lunar eclipse. Earth's shadow could make the moon turn a reddish shade as the lunar body passes behind Earth.