SN education: Solar Orbiter is sending images of the Sun

Friday, July 17, 2020

Solar Orbiter is sending images of the Sun


We don't usually look at the sun with such interest but when we look at it we see that the sun is the ball of fire. No powerful lens from the earth can catch the sun. Solar Orbiter made by NASA and the European Space Agency(ESA). Recently that Solar Orbiter sent a bunch of pictures. It also has multiple closest to the sun. The US space agency, NASA, has made arrangements for the public to view the image. This is the first time since the launch that Solar Orbiter has sent pictures. This Solar Orbiter is the sun observing satellite. The world's largest solar mission is a joint venture between NASA and ESA. The first solar Orbiter launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in February 9, 2020 at 11:03 pm European time . The Solar Orbiter was sent on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The day after launch, astronauts at the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany, received a signal from the spacecraft that the Solar Orbiter had been successfully replaced. According to NASA sources, the spacecraft came close to the sun for the first time in mid-June this year. However, on Thursday, the orbiter came closest to the sun for the first time. NASA and ESA spacecraft started the countdown for this day long ago. The distance of the spacecraft from the sun is 7.5 crore kilometers. In the next stage, the distance can be further reduced to 4 crore kilometers. Then it will be closer to the sun than Mercury. The Solar Orbiter has a unique orbit from which it can send pictures of the sun. 

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