Effects of a lunar eclipse on GOES-18/GOES-19 SUVI imagery
A total lunar eclipse occurred on 07 September 2025 (Space.com) — and as the Moon moved between GOES-18 (GOES-West), GOES-19 (GOES-East) and the Sun, SUVI imagery was totally obscured. The period that the Moon totally blocked the Sun was from 0840-0928 UTC with GOES-18 (above), and from 0434-0522 UTC with GOES-19 (below).The times that the Moon’s edge was beginning to move away from the Sun were 0932 UTC as seen from GOES-18, and 0526 UTC as seen from GOES-19. Several solar prominences were apparent as they emanated from the eastern/northeastern limb of the Sun. These SUVI images were sourced from the SSEC Geostationary Satellite Imagery site.