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NASA έφτιαξε ένα
εντυπωσιακό βίντεο από τα φαινόμενα στο μητρικό μας άστρο. This
image is a composite of 23 separate images spanning the period of January 11,
2015 to January 21, 2016. It uses the SDO AIA wavelength of 171 angstroms and
reveals the zones on the sun where active regions are most common during this
part of the solar cycle. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO/S.
Wiessinger
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NASA συγκέντρωσε όλα τα δεδομένα και εικόνες που έστειλε το διαστημικό παρατηρητήριο
SDO που μελετά τον Ήλιο στη διάρκεια του 2015 και δημιούργησε ένα βίντεο στο
οποίο καταγράφονται οι πιο εντυπωσιακές στιγμές αυτής της ετήσιας
δραστηριότητας. Δείτε το εντυπωσιακό βίντεο:
The sun is always
changing and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is always watching. Launched on
Feb. 11, 2010, SDO keeps a 24-hour eye on the entire disk of the sun, with a
prime view of the graceful dance of solar material coursing through the sun's
atmosphere, the corona. SDO's sixth year in orbit was no exception. This video
shows that entire sixth year -- from Jan. 1, 2015, to Jan. 28, 2016, as one
time-lapse sequence. At full quality on YouTube, this video is ultra-high
definition 3840x2160 and 29.97 frames per second. Each frame represents 2
hours. SDO's Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) captures a shot of the sun
every 12 seconds in 10 different wavelengths. The images shown here are based
on a wavelength of 171 angstroms, which is in the extreme ultraviolet range and
shows solar material at around 600,000 kelvins (about 1,079,540 degrees F). In
this wavelength it is easy to see the sun's 25-day rotation. During the course
of the video, the sun subtly increases and decreases in apparent size. This is
because the distance between the SDO spacecraft and the sun varies over time.
The image is, however, remarkably consistent and stable despite the fact that SDO
orbits Earth at 6,876 mph, and Earth orbits the sun at 67,062 mph. Scientists
study these images to better understand the complex electromagnetic system
causing the constant movement on the sun, which can ultimately have an effect
closer to Earth, too: Flares and another type of solar explosion called coronal
mass ejections can sometimes disrupt technology in space. Moreover, studying
our closest star is one way of learning about other stars in the galaxy. NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, built, operates and manages
the SDO spacecraft for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C. Credit:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Wiessinger. Music: "Tides," a track available from Killer Tracks