SDO
20th March 2012, 14:30
The FOT successfully performed SDO momentum unload maneuver #9 on 3/14. The firing of our thrusters for a few seconds is sufficient to keep our reaction wheels within safe speeds.
No comet was seen this time, either in AIA or emerging from perihelion in the various coronagraphs. Lovejoy continues as the only Kreutz comet to survive perihelion in the SOHO era. From July to December we will have a better vantage point for seeing comets disintegrate in the solar corona.
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No comet was seen this time, either in AIA or emerging from perihelion in the various coronagraphs. Lovejoy continues as the only Kreutz comet to survive perihelion in the SOHO era. From July to December we will have a better vantage point for seeing comets disintegrate in the solar corona.
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More... (http://sdoisgo.blogspot.com/2012/03/sdo-weekly-report-for-march-15-2012.html)