• Look for the crowns, both north and south Aug 20, 2009
The Northern Crown, Corona Borealis, is a circlet of seven stars ... Corona Borealis represents the crown of princess Ariadne, daughter of the tyrant king Minos of Crete ... Corona Australis, the Southern Crown, is harder to see than its northern counterpart because it never rises very high above the southern horizon. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Tiny Flares Responsible For Outsized Heat Of Sun's Atmosphere Aug 18, 2009
17, 2009) "Why is the sun's corona so darned hot?" asks James Klimchuk, an astrophysicist at the Goddard Space Flight Center's Solar Physics Laboratory in Greenbelt, Md ... The mystery of why temperatures in the solar corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, soar to several million degrees Kelvin (K) much hotter than temperatures nearer the sun's surface has puzzled scientists for decades ... "They occur within tiny strands that are bundled together to form a magnetic tube called a coronal loop,"... (Science Daily)
Company pitches 'lite' spaceship to NASA Aug 15, 2009
Midair capture was used by the military during World War II to recover gliders and during the 1960s to catch film canisters dropped from Corona spy satellites orbiting overhead. More recently, NASA attempted a midair capture of a Genesis solar-sample return capsule in 2004, but a parachute failure prevented the awaiting helicopter from making the catch. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Violent Youth Of Solar Proxies Steers Life Aug 11, 2009
They found that the presence of planetary magnetic fields plays a major role in determining the potential for life on other planets as they can protect against the effects of both short-lived intense particle storms when the star ejects mass from its corona and the persistent onslaught of particles from the stellar wind. Grie. (Science Daily)
Eclipse Over a Pacific Isle Jul 31, 2009
Skies weren't quite crystal clear for us; some cirrus limited what we could see of the outer corona. But the cirrus enhanced our experience in unexpected ways. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
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Many found time to guzzle a Corona beer in the midday heat ... The corona seemed more even and compact than had predicted ... Both solar poles bristled with broad, delicate brushes, typical of whats seen at solar minimum, but the coronas midsection lacked the helmet-shaped upwellings and extended streamers visible at last years total eclipse. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Clouds Part for Solar Eclipse Jul 25, 2009
During the first minute or so of totality, we could see a glowing haze around the eclipsed Sun: the inner corona. But low-lying clouds were moving rapidly across the sky, occasionally obscuring the view completely. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
New wonders to behold Jul 25, 2009
Millions of people took to the streets and rooftops, donning dark glasses to get a rare view of the sun's corona as cities were pitched into darkness. Total eclipses happen around twice a year - the scientific explanation is that they occur when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun on the same plane as Earth's orbit. (Asia Times Online)
God's eye flashes over Varanasi Jul 22, 2009
This was the Suns atmosphere, called corona (meaning a crown), thats visible from Earth only during a total eclipse. The sight is often called Gods eye, and in Benaras on Wednesday, it appeared just that a giant eye in the sky with a black eyeball and a white cornea. (India Times, India)
The Role of Sunspots and Solar Winds in Climate Change Jul 22, 2009
Sunspots are storms on the sun s surface that are marked by intense magnetic activity and play host to solar flares and hot gassy ejections from the sun s corona. Scientists believe that the number of spots on the sun cycles over time, reaching a peak the so-called Solar Maximum every 11 years or so. (Scientific American)
Scientists Capitalize On Extended Solar Eclipse Jul 22, 2009
"Everyone saw all the coronal phenomena. The diamond rings were spectacular. Just before totality, the clouds were just the right thickness that allowed us to see partial phases without filters. "All our equipment seems to have worked, so now we still have an hour or so of partial eclipse to image, and then we will download photos and start looking at them. The oscillation experiment has a lot of data through two filters, and we will assess later whether comparison of the two channels allow us... (Science Daily)
Solar eclipse attracts watchers, despite clouds Jul 22, 2009
"We were very lucky that the clouds got lighter as totality approached...the corona was in the clear area in the sky, so we all got a good deal. It was clearer than other parts in the sky.". "It is the longest solar eclipse that I have watched, " said Martin Stirland, a Briton, who was in a crowd of 2,000 eclipse-watchers in Anji. (Xinhuanet, China)
Asia watches long solar eclipse Jul 22, 2009
Solar eclipses allow scientists to see the gases surrounding the sun, or its corona ... "The [Sun's] corona has a temperature of 2 million degrees but we don't know why it is so hot," she said ... "What we are going to look for are waves in the corona. "The waves might be producing the energy that heats the corona. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Scientists track eclipse from aircraft Jul 22, 2009
Four scientists and a six-member crew from Doordarshan conducted several experiments, particularly on the Corona observed during totality and filmed the celestial spectacle. They had to wear oxygen masks while conducting experiments as they were flying at high altitude. (India Times, India)
Longest Solar Eclipse Thrills Sky Watchers Jul 22, 2009
Eclipse Exposes Sun's Corona ... On a clear day, it also exposes the sun's corona (or halo-like outer atmosphere) that is usually invisible in daylight. (ABC News)
Solar Eclipse on July 22 May Be Most Viewed Ever Jul 21, 2009
Pasachoff wants to understand why the 's corona gas that extends millions of miles out from the sun is millions of degrees hotter than the sun ... "Somehow energy has been put up into the corona from lower down, heating the gas, and we'd like to see how that happens," he said ... Scientists believe the coronal phenomenon has to do with the sun's magnetic field, and Pasachoff is looking to identify vibrating magnetic waves that move from the sun out into the corona. (National Geographic)
Asia Will Witness 21st Century's Longest Eclipse Jul 21, 2009
For astronomers, it will be a chance for a prolonged view of the sun's corona, a white ring 600,000 miles (1 million kilometers) from the sun's surface ... "The corona has a temperature of 2 million degrees but we don't know why it is so hot," said Green of University College London ... "What we are going to look for are waves in the corona. ... The waves might be producing the energy that heats the corona. That would mean we understand another piece of the science of the sun.". (KIRO TV, WA)
Survey: Astronauts Dry On Launch Day Jul 11, 2009
So those "Corona" commercial of the astronauts vacationing in space are not real. 2. (CBS News -- US)
The Constellations Telescopium and ... Jul 7, 2009
49 point that is almost in the constellation Corona Australis ... Telescopium is found easiest by first finding the bright stars of Sagittarius, particularly the teapot asterism, then looking south for the curved shape of Corona Australis, and just south of that is the dark region of Telescopium. (Suite101.com)
All S&T Observing Blogs Jul 5, 2009
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Jose Hernandez scheduled to go on his first space mission in August (1046) Jul 1, 2009
Hernandez said he has stopped overseeing day-to-day operations of the foundation, although his sister, Leticia Corona, serves on the organization's board of directors. For more information, visit. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Why Westminster Abbey could be getting one of these Jun 29, 2009
St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh features a corona on its roof ... The proposals would see a corona - an architectural feature in the shape of a large crown - sit on the roof of the historic structure ... It is hoped the work will be completed by 2013 - a year which will mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation at the Abbey. (BBC News)
Viewpoint: Moon landing: Is it really 40 years? Jun 27, 2009
To the left of Bootes is the little diadem of stars called the Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, or the Crown of Ariadne. Long ago, the king of Athens lost a war with the king of Crete, Minos. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Solar wind blows at 50-year low Jun 27, 2009
The solar wind, which originates in the Sun's hot outer atmosphere known as the corona, gusts and calms with the star's familiar 11-year cycle of activity (but also over its less well known longer cycles, too). Calmer wind conditions would be expected to prevail right now, but the Ulysses data indicates circumstances unprecedented in recent times. (BBC News -- Science)
Astronomer Champions The Study Of Solar Eclipses In The Modern Era Jun 20, 2009
There, he will gather data to continue his research into the heating of the solar corona, which has a temperature of millions of degrees. "We'll be looking for waves in the corona," he says, "for vibrations in the corona that are a sign of these particular waves in the magnetic field that are heating the corona." ... Solar activity can wreak havoc in communications systems -- particularly during coronal mass ejections, when plumes of electrically charged particles. (Science Daily)
Lockheed Martin Solar X-Ray Imager to be Launched on NOAA GOES-O Spacecraft Jun 18, 2009
SXI will observe solar flares, coronal mass ejections, coronal holes and active regions in the X-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum from 6 to 60 A (Angstroms) ... SXI will provide continuous, near real-time observation of the Sun's corona, acquiring a full-disk image every minute ... SXI also will monitor coronal holes -- persistent sources of high-speed solar wind. (PR Newswire)
Rosinter Restaurants Holding Announces Successful Bond Put Option Exercise Payment Jun 5, 2009
The Company offers Italian, Japanese, American and Russian cuisine under its proprietary brands IL Patio, Planet Sushi and 1-2-3 Cafe and its licensed brands T.G.I. Friday's and Sibirskaya Corona. Also, through a Joint Venture with Whitbread PLC (LSE ticker WTB.L) the company is currently developing the Costa Coffee chain in Russia (12 outlets as of December 31, 2008). (PR Newswire)
June looks less sunny as layoffs loom May 24, 2009
One more that popped out: Fender Musical Instruments Corp., the legendary guitar maker, is letting 109 people go at its Corona (Riverside County) facility. To see the latest list of planned layoffs, go to. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
This Week's Sky at a Glance May 19, 2009
Look a third of the way from Arcturus to Vega for the dim semicircle of Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown. Look two-thirds of the way for the dim Keystone of Hercules. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Tucson firehouses see worth in going green May 12, 2009
Shambach, principal designer for projects under way in the Rincon Valley and Corona de Tucson fire districts, said it makes economic sense to pay a bit more for the building when you recoup the costs in energy savings and easier maintenance. Fire Chief Karen Lundberg has gotten into the habit of pinching pennies over her 23-year career with the Rincon Valley Fire District, where she's been chief since 1990. (FOX 11, AZ)
Shovel Shops among nations most endangered historic places May 1, 2009
Among those present for the announcement were, from left Rebecca Williams, field representative in the Northeast Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, historical commission member Greg Galer, selectman Colleen Corona, Jay Wickersham, Friends of the Historic Ames Shovel Works; and James Igoe, president of Preservation Massachusetts. Shovel Shops among nations most endangered historic places. (Easton Journal, MA)
NASA spacecraft show 3-D anatomy of solar storm Apr 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Twin NASA spacecraft have provided scientists with their first view of the speed, trajectory and three-dimensional shape of powerful explosions from the sun known as coronal mass ejections, or CMEs ... Launched in October 2006, STEREO's nearly identical observatories can make simultaneous observations of these ejections of plasma and magnetic energy that originate from the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona ... Using three-dimensional observations, solar... (Xinhuanet, China)
Solar Storms: Coronal Mass Ejections In Detail Apr 15, 2009
Solar Storms: Coronal Mass Ejections Viewed In Detail By NASA Spacecraft ... Solar Storms: Coronal Mass Ejections Viewed In Detail By NASA Spacecraft ... 15, 2009) Twin NASA spacecraft have provided scientists with their first view of the speed, trajectory, and three-dimensional shape of powerful explosions from the sun known as coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. (Science Daily)
Earthshine Reflects Earth's Oceans And Continents From The Dark Side Of The Moon Apr 9, 2009
This Clementine star tracker camera image reveals the Moon lit by Earthshine, with the Sun's corona rising over the Moon's dark limb. (Credit: NASA). (Science Daily)
Scientists find solution to solar puzzle Mar 22, 2009
It would seem logical that the temperature is lower further away from the Sun; however the outer atmosphere, known as the corona, can reach temperatures of over a million degrees. The study, which has been published in the illustrious Science journal, has discovered evidence for the existence of a new breed of solar wave, called the Alfvn wave, which transports energy to heat the Sun's corona ... Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis, the leader of the Queen's University Belfast Solar Group, said:... (EurekAlert!)
Giant solar waves spew more energy than 10 bn atom bombs Mar 22, 2009
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) scientists with researchers from the Universities of Sheffield and California State, have shed some light on why the corona, the region around the sun, has a much higher temperature than its surface - something of a puzzle to scientists. Their discovery has revealed the existence of a new breed of solar waves, called the Alfven wave, known to transport energy into the corona ... But the corona has been shown to reach temperatures of over a million degrees... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Giant Solar Twists Discovered Mar 21, 2009
The discovery sheds some light on why the Sun's corona, the region around the Sun, has a much higher temperature than its surface - something that has always puzzled scientists ... But, the outer atmosphere, known as the corona, has been shown to reach temperatures of over a million degrees ... This solar wave has been shown to transport energy into the Corona or outer layer. (Science Daily)
On Monday, March 2, 2009, WILLIS MELVIN “BILL” FRENCH Mar 18, 2009
as part of the Corona program, which was the first photo reconnaissance satellite, replacing the U-2 reconnaissance plane. In 1965, he was transferred to Los Angeles to work at the USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization, part of a research and development command. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Electricity grid gets boost from Congress Mar 16, 2009
Wall bushings with Corona Rings draw electricity to and from the transformers into the valves at Bonneville Powers Celilo Converter Station in the Dalles, Ore ... Wall bushings with Corona Rings draw electricity to and from the transformers into the valves at Bonneville Powers Celilo Converter. (Insight on the News)
