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"NASA puts on 3-D glasses to view sun" - 4/23/2007 5:29:44 PM

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"NASA puts on 3-D glasses to view sun"
POSTED: 3:15 p.m. EDT, April 23, 2007

" GREENBELT, Maryland (AP) -- NASA released the first three-dimensional
images of the sun Monday, saying the photos taken from twin spacecraft may
lead to better predictions of solar eruptions that can affect
communications and power lines on Earth.

"The first reaction was 'Great, the instruments work,' but beyond that the
first reaction was 'Wow!"' scientist Simon Plunkett said as he explained
the images to a room full of journalists and scientists wearing 3-D
glasses.

The images from the STEREO spacecraft (for Solar Terrestrial Relations
Observatory) are available on the Internet and at museums and science
centers nationwide."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/04/23/solar.eruptions.ap/index.html

and the STEREO web-site
http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/gallery.shtml
http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/3dimages/3dimages.shtml

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RE: "NASA puts on 3-D glasses to view sun" - 4/23/2007 5:43:21 PM

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Vendaval,

Thank you, once again for another great science tech thread!

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RE: "NASA puts on 3-D glasses to view sun" - 4/23/2007 9:15:41 PM

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I've been talking about this with one of my best friends (who is, oddly enough, also on this site) and happens to work for NASA's Space Grant Consortium. It's really a pretty exciting advance, especially in the long run. Don't get me wrong, it is helpful now, but if you think what it can help us understand and do over time it's especially important.

Thanks for the great links!

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RE: "NASA puts on 3-D glasses to view sun" - 4/24/2007 3:11:08 AM

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You are both most welcome.

Nature is my inspiration and my passion.
May our wonder never cease.

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