Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Filter by Categories Satellites Weather Meteosat Tags Meteosat First Generation (MFG) MVIRI Africa Asia Date 2002 Date December 2 results Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending Sort Thursday, 26 December 2002 27 December 2002 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Tropical cyclone Crystal passing nearby Mauritius The images below of Tropical Cyclone Crystal passing nearby Mauritius were taken by Meteosat-5 over the Indian Ocean on 27 December. Wednesday, 4 December 2002 04 December 2002 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Solar eclipse During the total eclipse of the Sun on 4 December Meteosat-5 observed the shadow of the Moon moving across the Earth's surface.