Sentences with phrase «solar observation instrument»

SMEI is another solar observation instrument that the university is responsible for.

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The new observations were made with several instruments on SOHO, which is stationed about 900,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) sunward of the Earth in interplanetary space, where it has an uninterrupted view of the Sun and of the solar wind particles blown from the Sun.

Researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Côte d'Azur Observatory and elsewhere used observations made by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory's (SOHO) Global Oscillations at Low Frequency (GOLF) instrument to measure solar oscillations, then used a new technique to determine the speed at which the solar core was spinSolar and Heliospheric Observatory's (SOHO) Global Oscillations at Low Frequency (GOLF) instrument to measure solar oscillations, then used a new technique to determine the speed at which the solar core was spinsolar oscillations, then used a new technique to determine the speed at which the solar core was spinsolar core was spinning.

While we track CMEs with a number of instruments, the sheer size of the solar system means that our observations are limited, and usually taken from a distance.

Once inside the building, the public can also create sound effects for a movie clip, or wander upstairs to experience downtown Santa Barbara on a scenic rooftop, use five observation telescopes, and take in exhibits featuring wind - and solar - powered musical instruments and bubble blowers.