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reply posted on 5-7-2009 @ 09:01 PM by Phage
reply to post by Plastered

There are actually three satellites observing the Sun right now.
1) STEREO B is behind us in orbit around the sun. It gives us a little bit of a preview of what's coming our way on the Sun's western limb as the Sun rotates. It does miss some of the Eastern limb of the Sun.

2) SOHO is about 1.5million kilometers away from us, directly between us and the SUN. It provides a full view of the same face of the Sun which we see.

3) STEREO A is ahead of us in orbit around the sun. It gives us a long preview of things that be may still be happening when the part of the Sun just around the eastern limb comes back around.

We don't have the capability of seeing the far side of the Sun (until it rotates into view of STEREO B) but we do have excellent coverage of what's going on on the near side.


reply posted on 5-7-2009 @ 10:25 PM by Phage
reply to post by Plastered


Dang. You're right.
Thanks for getting my back.



reply posted on 5-7-2009 @ 11:00 PM by Phage
reply to post by ExPostFacto

No.
Ulysses never gets anywhere near the Sun. It was, is, and will be (for a very long time) far outside of Earth's orbit.



reply posted on 6-7-2009 @ 11:01 PM by questioningall
They FINALLY have the stereo Behind back up
stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov...

Here is a picture - the object has passed the sun




A decent sized flare came off the right side.

[edit on 6-7-2009 by questioningall]


reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 08:46 AM by frozenmonkey
Well then, was it mercury afterall?


reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 09:11 AM by Zeus2573
reply to post by questioningall


What's the light coming from behind the object. It's almost as if this object (whatever it is) is hiding something that is going on with the Sun.

Strange indeed.


reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 09:22 AM by brokenheadphonez
reply to post by Zeus2573


No it is not hiding anything.

The light is glare or something.


reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 09:51 AM by Zeus2573
reply to post by brokenheadphonez


Thank you for the reply. I do appreciate it.

There is a spot on the surface of the Sun to the left. That spot is identical to the surface of the Sun behind the object but on a much larger scale. What is the glare from, the surface of the Sun? It would have to be wouldn't it?


reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 11:30 AM by Phage
reply to post by Zeus2573

Mercury is moving along in its orbit very nicely. Perhaps you haven't seen the more current images.

The (first) animation no longer seems to be available but the individual frames are available here

animation





edit on 19/9/10 by JAK because: URL correction.



reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 07:58 PM by Eurisko2012
reply to post by questioningall


Cool pic!
It's a good thing we are keeping an eagle eye on the sun.
We have the technology and the means to make the fear go away with science.
This scare reminded me of the Y2K scare!





reply posted on 15-9-2009 @ 05:32 PM by Phage
reply to post by Gliese581

That is the Milky Way. This is what the images will soon show:




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