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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on April 22, 2010, 04:15

Title: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory producing sun science that doubles as eye cand
Post by: sam on April 22, 2010, 04:15

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A new sun-studying satellite had its coming-out party Wednesday, when scientists involved in the project presented early imagery and videos from the spacecraft's instruments at a news conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, launched by NASA in February, gathers a voluminous stream of data about the star nearest Earth, observations that should help heliophysicists better understand the workings of the sun and improve forecasts of solar activity that can cause problems on Earth.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=nasas-solar-dynamics-observatory-pr-2010-04-21

These are some really cool photos.

Oh and argh... Sun should be capitalized!

Title: Re: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory producing sun science that doubles as eye cand
Post by: Clive on April 22, 2010, 09:25

They are amazing pictures and show just how dynamic the Sun is.  Yes, Sun, Moon and  Earth should all be capitalized.   :D