Wednesday, February 9, 2011

NASA releases Sun's 3D image


Read more about it here:

But this is actually amazing, seeing how technology has been advancing.
It seems like yesterday (for my parents) watching the moon landing when they were young.

Because of this, It makes it easier to predict space weather and solar flares that may come in contact with earth.

Thoughts?
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29 comments:

  1. tadpoleFebruary 9, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    This is neat! My local planetarium has a presentation on the sun, hopefully they'll go 3D too. :)

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  2. jopjopjopFebruary 9, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    sounds very interesting, i hope this will help us

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  3. AnonFebruary 9, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    there is an open ftp server from the nasa, where you can download images from the earth, the sun, the moon and others. if i find the link, ill post a second comment.
    b2t: i wonder how late this video get public. would it not be easier to send out 4 satelites isntead of 2 (one for each quarter)?

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  4. WolfoonFebruary 9, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    that's pretty awesome actually. i don't think there is one person on the planet that, when they see pictures of space, he isn't in awe. no matter how many pictures of space and celestial bodies i see it always amazes me.
    to anon- 4 sats=double the price that's a lot of money since a sat is between 1/2 a bill to a bill a piece

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    This was also on the BBC here in the UK...

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  6. MeFebruary 9, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    this is amazing. i just finished watching
    National.Geographic.Journey.To.The.Edge.Of.The.Universe.DVB.XviD.MP3.MVGroup.org.avi

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  7. murz90February 9, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Amazing how technology is evolving really fast...

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  8. Full HD WallpapersFebruary 10, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    Wow, nice video!

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  9. Michael KoenigsederFebruary 10, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    HOLY COW

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  10. AssortedNewsFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:40 AM

    Makes me think why do we keep reducing the space budget.

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  11. Matt BretFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:09 AM

    really cool :)

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  12. Three Cheers for CalvinFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    This is interesting. The first time we can actually view the sun and it looks like just the same way hollywood did in the movies.

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  13. ZakkFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    this is super cool!

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  14. FrostyFebruary 10, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    Aw i thought it was going to be a video of the 3d shots, they really used the same image twice in the video. Hahah

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  15. !sense!February 10, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    The way that guy talks. lol.
    Great idea. But why doesn't the satellite melt?

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  16. rickyshaFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Wow this is incredible. It's amazing how fast we're advancing.

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  17. PlansetasFebruary 10, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Very nice to see nasa doesn't sit and do nothing. Also about that when you said about predicting space weather easier i think they should first consentrate on getting the weather prognoses on earth right lol.

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  18. RabidmooseFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Holy crap that is awesome, go nasa!

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  19. Mr. HateFebruary 10, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    I love this kind of stuff! It's inspired me to go watch the Nova series on PBS (streaming off their site!)

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  20. Gaming DayFebruary 10, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Amazing the technology these days. Yeah, they will have to do extensive mapping to really get an accurate measure of the solar flares though.

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  21. epicwallpapersandart.blogspotFebruary 10, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    neato

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  22. NeuroFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Pretty crazy to think we had never actually seen the other side of the sun before

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  23. teampl4yerFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    :O really fascinating post, this is really awesome! solar flares? BRING EM ON!

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    That's pretty badass. I wonder what else Nasa is working on.

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  25. jopjopjopFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    solar flares in 3D ^^

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  26. Chris, Fishing Conservation for the East CoastFebruary 10, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    It's like google earth, just its all the same color =P

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  27. HydraxFebruary 10, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    that is freaking awesome

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  28. shadiFebruary 11, 2011 at 2:13 AM

    i heard this before in BBC it's crazy 3d image you let us know more about the space

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  29. JoshFebruary 11, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    This is amazing. I had always wanted to work for NASA as a child, but it seems like all the cool stuff is already discovered in our solar system. To the galaxy!

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