Lunar transit, prominence eruption, and M-class flare was viewed - TopicsExpress



          

Lunar transit, prominence eruption, and M-class flare was viewed by NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on Jan 30, 2014.beginning at 8:31 a.m EST. This great celestial show was possible to capture because the moon moved between NASAs SDO and the sun, giving the observatory a view of a partial solar eclipse from space. Such a lunar transit happens two to three times each year. This one lasted two and one half hours, which is the longest ever recorded. When the next one will occur is as of yet unknown due to planned adjustments in SDOs orbit.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 19:08:35 +0000

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