Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Combined Solar Eclipse Corona from Earth and Space

NASA ^ | Tuesday, April 12, 2016 | (see photo credit)

[SunkenCiv]

Explanation: Sometimes, a total eclipse is a good time to eye the Sun. Taking advantage of an unusual juxtaposition of Earth, Moon and Sun, the featured image depicts the total solar eclipse that occurred last month as it appeared -- nearly simultaneously -- from both Earth and space. The innermost image shows the total eclipse from the ground, with the central pupil created by the bright Sun covered by a comparatively dark Moon. Surrounding the blocked solar disk is the tenuous corona of Sun imaged in white light, easily visible from the ground only during an eclipse. Normally, this corona is hard to track far from the Sun, but the featured montage matches it to false-colored observations of the Sun from NASA and ESA's space-based, Sun-orbiting, Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). Observations like this allow the study of the constantly changing magnetic activity both near and far from the Sun, the same activity that ultimately drives Earth's auroras.

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[Credit: J. Vilinga (Angola, IAP), LASCO, NRL, SOHO, ESA, NASA; Processing: R. Wittich; Composition & Copyright: S. Koutchmy (IAP, CNRS)]

[SunkenCiv]

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[knarf]

I understand the technique and technology described and just sit back and say, "wow"

My first thought was, "God IS watching us"

[US_MilitaryRules]

To bad He’s not doing anything about it.

[RoadGumby]

He is doing plenty. Kinda funny to hear you try to ‘lecture’ God on not doing enough. He sent His Son to die for you, is that not enough?

[pgyanke]

[slow, menacing words]: “I see you...”

[Mr Apple]

A Fantastic photograph!
A great screen saver this will be!
Thank you SunkenCiv for this post.

[knarf]

But ... HE is ...

You're just not responding

God has always "been there" ...

[notdownwidems]

Seeing this ‘eye of God’ reminds me of an old 1950s movie I saw once, called ‘The Next Voice You Hear’...had Nancy (Reagan) Davis in it...basically what happened was God took over the airwaves and asked everyone to behave. It was quirky, cold-war era stuff. You never actually heard God’s voice speaking, just everyone’s reaction to hearing it, which was awe and amazement. It was good stuff! Any of you ever seen this one?

[Red Badger]

I vaguely remember it on some late nite movie once..................

[Red Badger]

Eye in the Sky
Alan Parsons Project

Don’t think sorry’s easily said
Don’t try turning tables instead
You’ve taken lots of Chances before
But I’m not gonna give anymore
Don’t ask me
That’s how it goes
Cause part of me knows what you’re thinkin’

Don’t say words you’re gonna regret
Don’t let the fire rush to your head
I’ve heard the accusation before
And I ain’t gonna take any more
Believe me
The sun in your Eyes
Made some of the lies worth believing

I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don’t need to see any more
To know that
I can read your mind, I can read your mind

Don’t leave false illusions behind
Don’t cry cause I ain’t changing my mind
So find another fool like before
Cause I ain’t gonna live anymore believing
Some of the lies while all of the signs are deceiving

I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don’t need to see any more
To know that
I can read your mind, I can read your mind

[Noob1999]

Sure looks like a lot of man made globull warming going on out there in space!