Posts tagged: solar
Past Venus Transits Revealed Solar System’s Size | Video Part 2
Offering un-obstructed views of the Sun from horizon to horizon and superb weather, Hawaii was perfect for astronomers to view Venus Transits in 1874 and 1882. Such observations accurately determined the scale of the Solar System for the first time.
Hinode witnesses solar eclipse
(Phys.org) -- Spectacular images from the Hinode spacecraft show the solar eclipse, which darkened the sky in parts of the Western United States and Southeast Asia yesterday.
Planet X? New Evidence of an Unseen Planet at Solar System’s Edge
An astronomer has proposed the existence of an unseen planet in the distant outskirts of the solar system. It would explain the peculiar motions of Kuiper belt objects.
Astronaut Photographs Solar Eclipse’s Moon Shadow from Space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured the stunning solar eclipse shadow sight.
Proba-2 catches solar eclipse
(Phys.org) -- Europe missed Sundays solar eclipse on the other side of the planet but ESAs space weather microsatellite Proba-2 passed repeatedly through the Moons shadow.
Webcasts push solar eclipse to the masses
(AP) -- It was one of the best places in the western United States to watch the annular solar eclipse, and people drove for days just to get to this dusty stretch west of Albuquerque.
Satellites Snap Solar Eclipse Pictures From Space
The satellites photographed the annular solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 from space.
Solar Eclipse Over Japan
This composite image of the annular solar eclipse was taken by Koji Kudo from Kawasaki, Japan on May 21, 2012.
Vote Now! Amazing Solar Eclipse Pictures of May 20,2012
See amazing solar eclipse pictures from the annular eclipse of May 20, 2012 and vote for your favorites.