SDO: First Light Images of the Sun

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SDO: First Light Images of the Sun

Post by RJN » Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:30 pm

http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/firstlight/
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Re: SDO: First Light Images of the Sun

Post by bystander » Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:49 pm

See: SDO Delivers Stunning First Images
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19156
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/n ... light.html
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Re: SDO: First Light Images of the Sun

Post by Chris Peterson » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:59 pm

It's an amazing time in the history of mankind to be alive.
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Re: SDO: First Light Images of the Sun

Post by owlice » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:00 pm

Chris Peterson wrote:It's an amazing time in the history of mankind to be alive.
That. Yes!
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