Sunday, 17 February 2008

nasa 3d sun project



NASA 3D Sun Project

Here's a link to the amazing project currently underway at NASA to

photograph the sun in 3D:

NASA Stereoscopic Sun Project

It is a fascinating resource for new 3D technology, information, and

links to other websites.

Here's a short clip from some of the footage of the sun!

video

Here is their mission statement about what these Stereo images will

provide:

"STEREO will provide a unique and revolutionary view of the Sun-Earth

system. The satellites will trace the flow of energy and matter from

the Sun to Earth as well as reveal the 3-D structure of coronal mass

ejections and help us understand why they happen. STEREO will also

provide alerts for Earth-directed solar ejections, from its unique

side-viewing perspective adding it to the fleet of Space Weather


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