XRT observes another solar eclipse. Click the image to watch a movie of the eclipse or click here for the youtube link.
Another Solar Eclipse for XRT
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Right before XRT celebrated 19 years of observations, it observed another solar eclipse. The benefit of observing the Sun from space is that we get more opportunities to see solar eclipses than would be possible from a single ground based location. (This partial solar eclipse was only visible in Australia/New Zealand and smaller parts of the South Pacific). Like the last eclipse, XRT observed this one with the following parameters: - thinner filter (Al-Poly) - short/long fixed exposure pairs - cadence less than 30 sec for better movie - 4x4 binning, 512x512 pix sequence These parameters have proven to create some good looking images that are easy to turn into a fantastic movie. Although XRT has seen quite a few solar eclipses during the 19 year (and counting!) mission, it never fails to be awe inspiring to see this special alignment of Earth's two most important celestial bodies. Keywords: Eclipse, Full Disk Filters: Al-Poly |
(Prepared by Lucas Guliano and Aki Takeda)
The XRT instrument team is comprised of SAO, NASA, JAXA, and NAOJ.
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