SDO: The Solar Dynamics Observatory launched on 2-11-2010 ... to study solar variability ... its impacts on Earth ... by studying the solar atmosphere in many wavelengths simultaneously ... how the Sun's magnetic field is generated and structured ... how it forms solar wind, energetic particles, and variations in the solar irradiance ... how Space Weather comes from that activity. This recurring diary highlights that solar activity.
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