News tagged with solar eclipse
LRO takes extreme close-up of eclipse
(PhysOrg.com) -- Orbiting about 31 miles above the lunar surface, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft will get a "front-row seat" to the total lunar eclipse on June 15, says Noah Petro, Associate Project ...
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Jun 14, 2011 |
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A rare eclipse of the midnight sun
It sounds like an oxymoron: a solar eclipse at midnight. According to NASA, it's about to happen.
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Jun 01, 2011 |
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Annular solar eclipse observed by Hinode (w/ Video)
On January 4, the Hinode satellite captured these breathtaking images of an annular solar eclipse.
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Jan 10, 2011 |
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Smithsonian instrument 'fills the gap,' views sun's innermost corona
During a total eclipse of the Sun, skywatchers are awed by the shimmering corona -- a faint glow that surrounds the Sun like gossamer flower petals. This outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere is, paradoxically, ...
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Jan 04, 2011 |
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Partial solar eclipse visible over Mideast, Europe
(AP) -- Wintry skies darkened over Switzerland on Tuesday morning, but Romanians were treated to a pinkish ethereal light and Swedes to a beautiful sunrise, as a partial solar eclipse that began over the ...
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Jan 04, 2011 |
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Year's first partial solar eclipse occurs Tuesday
Early risers in Madrid, London and Paris take note.
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Jan 03, 2011 |
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Solar eclipse to be seen on January 4, 2011
Some of the world will be able to greet the first part of the new year with a solar eclipse. On the morning of Tuesday, January 4, 2011, an eclipse of the Sun will be widely visible across Europe and as far ...
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Dec 24, 2010 |
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First sighting of Halley’s comet pushed back two centuries
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have modeled the likely path taken by Halley's comet in the 5th century BC and compared their findings to ancient Greek texts from the period. They now suggest the ancient Greeks ...
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Sep 13, 2010 |
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Stargazers in awe as total eclipse arcs across Pacific
A total solar eclipse drew an 11,000-kilometer (6,800-mile) arc over the Pacific, plunging remote isles into darkness in a heavenly display climaxing on mysterious Easter Island.
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Jul 11, 2010 |
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Thousands flock to French Polynesia for solar eclipse
Avatar director James Cameron will be among thousands of visitors turning their eyes skywards in French Polynesia on Sunday for the islands' first solar eclipse in 350 years.
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Jul 09, 2010 |
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Rainy forecast douses plans to view Easter Island eclipse
Easter Island will be overcast and drizzly Sunday, weather experts said -- a disappointing forecast for thousands hoping to view what would be, if the weather cooperates, a spectacular solar eclipse.
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Jul 08, 2010 |
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'Blazing ring' eclipse races across Africa, Asia
A solar eclipse that reduced the sun to a blazing ring surrounding a sombre disk plunged millions of people in Africa and Asia into an eerie semi-darkness on Friday.
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Jan 15, 2010 |
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Africa-Asia eclipse set to kick off astronomers' year
For half the world, the Sun will be briefly reduced to a blazing ring surrounding a sombre disk on Friday, when an annular eclipse races from central Africa to eastern Asia, astronomers say.
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Jan 13, 2010 |
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Eclipses Yield First Images of Elusive Iron Line in Solar Corona
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar physicists attempting to unlock the mysteries of the solar corona have found another piece of the puzzle by observing the sun’s outer atmosphere during eclipses.
Jan 04, 2010 |
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ESA's Tigers on prowl for solar corona's secrets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bring together a small group of highly motivated researchers, grant them full access to laboratory and production facilities, remove all administrative distractions, and let them work intensively ...
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Dec 11, 2009 |
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