Pinterest The NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) constantly peeks the solar atmosphere through the many filters overcoming a great number of challenges. Enjoy this visualization module below for a great view of what we normally don't see from earth with our powerful telescopes. The wavelengths presented in the film are: 617.3nm optical light from SDO/HMI. From … [Read more...] about The Sun Through the Eyes of NASA’s SDO
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Gigantic New Sunspot 11 times the size of Earth Facing Our Planet
A new gigantic sunspot, AR1785, was just discovered! A free webcast by the online skyWatching website Slooh Space Camera will show it to us today. The webcast will begin at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) on July 9, 2013 and will last about 25 minutes. Watch for the webcast at the window above at start time when you click on the video link below. "Slooh Space Camera will take viewers … [Read more...] about Gigantic New Sunspot 11 times the size of Earth Facing Our Planet