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SECCHI is a suite of remote sensing instruments consisting of two white light coronagraphs (COR1 and COR2) and an EUV imager (EUVI), collectively referred to as the Sun Centered Imaging Package (SCIP), and a Heliospheric Imager (HI).
SCIP - SECCHI Sun Centered Imaging Package (SCIP)
HI - Heliospheric Imager (HI)
SECCHI will follow three-dimensional Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) from birth at the Sun's surface, through the corona and interplanetary medium, to impact at Earth. We anticipate major breakthroughs in understanding the origin and consequences of CMEs, in determining their three-dimensional structure, in identifying the magnetic configurations and evolutionary paths leading to CMEs, in determining the key factors controlling their trajectories, and in achieving the national goal of predicting space weather.
SECCHI relies on extensions of proven technology to access larger views and new viewpoints, with improved spatial and temporal resolution overall. By combining the optical instruments into a common suite, sharing structure, electronics, cameras, development, and management, we have lowered not only the total mass, volume, and instrument cost, but also NASA's costs for management and hardware interfaces to the optical experiments. Our foreign partners provide significant contributions, and the integration costs for two SECCHI telescopes will be subsidized by the DoD's Space Test Program. As a result, about 40% of the budget will come from sources outside NASA, allowing us to devote more resources to data analysis, interpretation, and modeling.
The first stage of the Blackstar system consisted of a Mach 3+ winged air-breathing first stage evidently developed from North American's XB-70 bomber; and an XOV manned eXperimental Orbital Vehicle lifting body second stage. The system was developed by a consortium of US aerospace companies at the behest of an unspecified US government agency. The system was so classified that it remained unknown to the nation's top military and civilian space planners, while they labored to design, but never developed, an equivalent white-world system. Blackstar was designed to handle numerous missions: strategic reconnaissance; anti-satellite; quick-reaction small satellite launch; and delivery of small conventional warheads. -www.astronautix.com...
Originally posted by zorgon
Update
This item is directly related to Space and the NAVY NRL
SECCHI Stargazer Site
SECCHI is a suite of remote sensing instruments consisting of two white light coronagraphs (COR1 and COR2) and an EUV imager (EUVI), collectively referred to as the Sun Centered Imaging Package (SCIP), and a Heliospheric Imager (HI).
SCIP - SECCHI Sun Centered Imaging Package (SCIP)
HI - Heliospheric Imager (HI)
SECCHI will follow three-dimensional Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) from birth at the Sun's surface, through the corona and interplanetary medium, to impact at Earth. We anticipate major breakthroughs in understanding the origin and consequences of CMEs, in determining their three-dimensional structure, in identifying the magnetic configurations and evolutionary paths leading to CMEs, in determining the key factors controlling their trajectories, and in achieving the national goal of predicting space weather.
SECCHI relies on extensions of proven technology to access larger views and new viewpoints, with improved spatial and temporal resolution overall. By combining the optical instruments into a common suite, sharing structure, electronics, cameras, development, and management, we have lowered not only the total mass, volume, and instrument cost, but also NASA's costs for management and hardware interfaces to the optical experiments. Our foreign partners provide significant contributions, and the integration costs for two SECCHI telescopes will be subsidized by the DoD's Space Test Program. As a result, about 40% of the budget will come from sources outside NASA, allowing us to devote more resources to data analysis, interpretation, and modeling.
SECCHI Stargazer Site - secchi.nrl.navy.mil
edit on 4-12-2011 by zorgon because: Wasn't me it was..... GREMLINS
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
Have you heard the magnetic poles on the sun should flip sometime next month?
Originally posted by PulsusMeusGallo
reply to post by zorgon
Zorgie, how they hangin'? Never heard a word back from you, email down?
Hate to burst your bubble surrounded by a zillion peripheral theorems, concepts and potentialities but the USN has been active in Space War Planning since the early 90s. You know that I know what I am talking about.
The problem is there is no space war to be fought.
SPAWAR has to spend their budget somwhow, eh?
Originally posted by PulsusMeusGallo
reply to post by zorgon
Zorgie, how they hangin'? Never heard a word back from you, email down?
Hate to burst your bubble surrounded by a zillion peripheral theorems, concepts and potentialities but the USN has been active in Space War Planning since the early 90s. You know that I know what I am talking about.
The problem is there is no space war to be fought.
SPAWAR has to spend their budget somwhow, eh?
Originally posted by Somamech
That's Not what I hear down here in Australia in regards to the "USN" as "you call them"
Originally posted by IMSAM
reading this thread the first thing that came to my mind was that ufo being shot at maybe the two are connected.Where is op to shed some light?
excellent thread