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Solar Dynamics Observatory – New images of the sun.
Published on 21 Apr 2010 at 20:06.
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Wednesday 21st April 2010 @ 19:15pm / 7.15pm
Launched on February 11th from Cape Canaveral, the observatory has spent the past two months moving into a geosynchronous orbit and activating its instruments. As soon as SDO’s telescope doors opened, the spacecraft began beaming back scenes so beautiful and puzzlingly complex that even seasoned observers were stunned.
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Spring Equinox
Published on 20 Mar 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 20th March 2010 @ 17:00 / 5pm
Today at 17:32 / 5.32pm when the Earth’s orbit makes the Sun appears to cross the Celestial Equator from south to north, entering the northern celestial hemisphere. It is also known as the Spring Equinox or Vernal Equinox and the First Point at the constellation of Aries (The [...]
Mercury
Published on 27 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 27th January 2010 - 05:00 / 5am
Mercury is at greatest western elongation from the Sun.
See the diagram:- greatest western elongation.
Sun – the strongest blast!
Published on 20 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 20th January 2010 at daytime
See the strongest solar flame that spacecraft (STEREO-B) recorded this extreme ultraviolet movie of the blast yesterday afternoon.
Click here for the movie :- recorded between 12 noon and 14:00 / 2.30pm today.
Click here for the movie :- recorded between 17:30 / 5.30pm and 18:45 / 6.45pm today.
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Mercury
Published on 4 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 4th January 2010 at 19:00 / 7pm
Mercury is in conjunction with the Sun.
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