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Orbiting Solar Observatories let astronomers stare safely at the sun
Original: 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.
Why now: Interest in solar observation and space weather keeps the topic of safely studying the sun in circulation.
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- Stargazing: Never look directly at the sun — unless it's from an Orbiting Solar Observatory · Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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