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A Complete Solar Cycle from SOHO

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 3, 2007 is “A Complete Solar Cycle from SOHO,” an image. It is credited to Credit: SOHO – EIT Consortium , ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 123 words.

A Complete Solar Cycle from SOHO
Credit: SOHO – EIT Consortium , ESA , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Every eleven years, our Sun goes through a solar cycle. A complete solar cycle has now been imaged by the sun-orbiting SOHO spacecraft , celebrating the 12th anniversary of its launch yesterday.”

— APOD editors, December 3, 2007

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 3, 2007
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: SOHO – EIT Consortium , ESA , NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 123 words

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