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SunA collection of pictures of our Sun, taken by space probes. |
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The picture to the left is the first picture of a solar eclipse, taken on July 28,
1851 by a photographer named Berkowski at the Königsberg Observatory. Today, there are several space craft orbiting the sun and giving us a closer view than ever before.
Like our other space galleries, the pictures have not been selected because For those more interested in the science behind the images, here is the Wikipedia-Link to the Sun Here are our favorite pictures of the Sun. |
  SOHO |
 Sun Storm Source: Astronomy Picture of the Day |
 Sun Storm Source: NASA Spaceweather |
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SOHO, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, operated jointly by ESA and NASA
has been the most sucessfull solar mission so far. Launched in 1995 and planned for a duration of only three years, it has been delivering data and
stunning images for over 20 years.
Above are composite pictures of sun storms observed in the UV wavelength in 2002 and 2002. Below are pictures of the sun using different filters. |
 Source: astroengine.com |
 Source: astroengine.com |
 Source: NASA |
| More pictures and information can be found at NASA's SOHO Page. |
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In 2006, Japan launched the Hinode (Sunrise) probe. The pictures below show a closeup of a sunspot, taken in 2007 and a solar eclipse, observed in 2012. |
 Hinode |
 Closeup of a sunspot Source: Astronomy Picture of the Day |
 Eclipse Source: yNASA |
 SDO |
 One of the first solar flares, observed by SDO Source: Wikipedia |
 Massive solar flare, observed on August 31, 2012 Source:Wikipedia |
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SOHO's success inspired a follow-up mission. In 2010, NASA launched SDO, the
Solar Dynamics Observatory. The pictures above and below feature some spectacular solar eruptions. |
 Plasma raining down from an arch 100 times bigger than the entire Earth. Source: Bad Astronomy |
 Composite image of solar flares from the year 2014 Source: NASA |
 Video of solar flares Source: youtube |
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