Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Layers of a Total Solar Eclipse
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 27, 2017 is “Layers of a Total Solar Eclipse,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Inside: Solar Dynamics Observatory, LMSAL and NASAs GSFC; Middle: Jay Pasachoff, Ron Dantowitz, and the Williams College Solar Eclipse Expedition/NSF/National Geographic; Outside: LASCO from NRL on SOHO from ESA. The original explanation runs about 168 words.
From the explanation
“Neither rain, nor snow, nor dark of night can keep a space-based spacecraft from watching the Sun . 5 million kilometers sunward of planet Earth, NASA’s SOlar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) can always monitor the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona .”
— APOD editors, September 27, 2017
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- September 27, 2017
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: Inside: Solar Dynamics Observatory, LMSAL and NASAs GSFC; Middle: Jay Pasachoff, Ron Dantowitz, and the Williams College Solar Eclipse Expedition/NSF/National Geographic; Outside: LASCO from NRL on SOHO from ESA
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 168 words