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That makes sense. But would that mean the eclipse and the normal night period were constructed differently?

Yes, the daytime imagery does not use the SWIR band which is why it looks totally dark. Here is an eclipse image with the SWIR band: https://i.postimg.cc/zf6yHXSy/IMG-5031.png

Thank you!

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