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Orbiting Solar Observatory
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- 1Orbiting Solar Observatories let astronomers stare safely at the sun▼Stargazing: Never look directly at the sun — unless it's from an Orbiting Solar Observatory
A stargazing column from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette explains that while people should never look directly at the sun, Orbiting Solar Observatories are built to do exactly that. The spacecraft study solar activity safely from space, feeding research on flares and space weather that affects Earth.