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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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Solar B/Hinode Image of Sunspot
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Solar B/Hinode Image of Sunspot
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Hinode (Sunrise), formerly known as Solar-B before reaching orbit, was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan on September 23, 2006. Hinode was designed to probe into the Sun?s magnetic field to better understand the origin of solar disturbances which interfere with satellite communications, electrical power transmission grids, and the safety of astronauts traveling beyond the Earth?s magnetic field. Hinode is circling Earth in a polar orbit that places the instruments in continuous sunlight for nine months each year and allows data dumps to a high latitude European Space Agency (ESA) ground station every orbit. NASA and other science teams will support instrument operations and data collection from the spacecraft?s operation center at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency?s (JAXA?s) Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science facility located in Tokyo. The Hinode spacecraft is a collaboration among space agencies of Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) managed development of three instruments comprising the spacecraft; the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT); the X-Ray Telescope (XRT); and the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Imaging Spectrometer (EIS). This image of a sunspot, taken by Hinode, is a prime example of what the spacecraft can offer.
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Hinode (Sunrise), formerly known as Solar-B before reaching orbit, was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan on September 23, 2006. Hinode was designed to probe into the Sun?s magnetic field to better understand the origin of solar disturbances which interfere with satellite communications, electrical power transmission grids, and the safety of astronauts traveling beyond the Earth?s magnetic field. Hinode is circling Earth in a polar orbit that places the instruments in continuous sunlight for nine months each year and allows data dumps to a high latitude European Space Agency (ESA) ground station every orbit. NASA and other science teams will support instrument operations and data collection from the spacecraft?s operation center at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency?s (JAXA?s) Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science facility located in Tokyo. The Hinode spacecraft is a collaboration among space agencies of Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) managed development of three instruments comprising the spacecraft; the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT); the X-Ray Telescope (XRT); and the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Imaging Spectrometer (EIS). This image of a sunspot, taken by Hinode, is a prime example of what the spacecraft can offer.
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Date of Image:
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2005-08-09
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2005-08-09
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Space Science
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Space Science
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Hinode
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Solar-B
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Solar Optical Telescope
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Solar Optical Telescope
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SOT
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X-Ray Telescope
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X-Ray Telescope
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XRT
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Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
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Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
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UIT
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Sunspot
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Earth
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Earth
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Sun
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Sun
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Spectrometer
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Spectrometer
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Hinode
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Hinode
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Polar
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Polar
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Solar Optical Telescope
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Solar Optical Telescope
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Japan
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Japan
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Tokyo
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Tokyo
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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United States of America
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United States of America
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September 23, 2006
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September 23, 2006
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2006
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2006
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MIX #:
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0601385
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MSFC-0601385
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MSFC Negative Number:
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0601385
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0601385
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-0601385
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SPD-MARSH-0601385
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