The
Sun: A Great Day For SOHO - spacecraft recovered
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13
October 1998 |
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The
last 10 days have been great days for SOHO, the space-based SOlar and Heliospheric
Observatory. Contact was completely lost with this international research
spacecraft over 3 months ago but recovery teams have reacquired control
of SOHO and, beginning October 5th, have been successfully switching on
its scientific instruments. |
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Credit:
SOHO - EIT Consortium,
ESA, NASA |
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The
last 10 days have been great days for SOHO, the space-based SOlar and Heliospheric
Observatory. Contact was completely lost with this international research
spacecraft over 3 months ago but recovery teams have reacquired control
of SOHO and, beginning October 5th, have been successfully switching on
its scientific instruments. |
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This
October 13th view of the Sun in the light of ionized Helium atoms (extreme
ultraviolet EUV) was recorded by the restored EIT instrument. It shows bright
active regions and lofty prominences above the solar limb. With the solar
cycle approaching a maximum in the coming years, excitement continues to
build as it becomes very likely that SOHO will be able to resume its unprecedented
exploration of solar phenomena. |
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