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Solar Eclipse Witnessed From Space Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Space   
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded its first lunar transit when the moon passed directly between the spacecraft and the sun. In this newly released image, the dark edge of the moon forms a partial eclipse of the sun. This sharp edge can be used to help calculate the effects of light diffraction on the telescope's optics, allowing operators to correct for this effect. Onboard the SDO is the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager instrument. (source: newscientist.com)
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