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Intrigued by the cosmic rhythms above? Welcome to a mesmerizing journey through the Moon Phases of 2023 in the Northern Hemisphere! 🌙✨ 🔍 Video Overview 🔍 Explore the celestial spectacle of Moon Phases in 2023, captivatingly observed from the Northern Hemisphere. This immersive presentation unravels the lunar journey, detailing each phase's significance and visual splendor. 🌒 Lunar Chronicles 🌘 Witness the enchanting Waxing Crescent, a harbinger of new beginnings, followed by the First Quarter, when the Moon's illumination is half-revealed. As the luminous orb transforms, we delve into the Gibbous Phase, illuminating the night sky with its brilliance. 🌕 Full Moon Fascination 🌕 Bask in the ethereal glow of the Full Moon, a symbol of culmination and reflection. Discover the lore and myths surrounding this captivating phase, where the Moon's beauty is at its peak. 🌑 Embrace the New Moon 🌑 Journey into the mystique of the New Moon, a time of rejuvenation and fresh intentions. Learn how this phase ignites new possibilities and sets the stage for future lunar cycles. 💡 Cosmic Insights 💡 Unlock the secrets behind lunar phenomena, including the rare Blue Moon and the awe-inspiring Supermoon. Dive into celestial mechanics, eclipses, and the dance between the Earth, Moon, and Sun that orchestrates these mesmerizing events. 📢 Join the Celestial Celebration! 🌌 Hit the thumbs up if you're ready to explore the cosmic wonders above! Don't forget to subscribe for more awe-inspiring insights into the universe. Share this journey with fellow stargazers and spread the celestial magic far and wide. 🔗 Connect with Us 🔗 Stay connected for more cosmic content: 👉 [Follow us on Twitter](link_here) 👉 [Like us on Facebook](link_here) 👉 [Join us on Instagram](link_here) 🚀 Let's Explore Together! 🚀 Embark on this celestial adventure and delve into the celestial choreography that graces our night skies. Get ready to be enchanted by the Moon Phases of 2023 in the Northern Hemisphere. 🌌🌠 #MoonPhases2023 #CelestialDance #StargazingMagic

This video chronicles solar activity from Aug. 12 to Dec. 22, 2022, as captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). From its orbit in space around Earth, SDO has steadily imaged the Sun in 4K x 4K resolution for nearly 13 years. This information has enabled countless new discoveries about the workings of our closest star and how it influences the solar system. With a triad of instruments, SDO captures an image of the Sun every 0.75 seconds. The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument alone captures images every 12 seconds at 10 different wavelengths of light. This 133-day time lapse showcases photos taken at a wavelength of 17.1 nanometers, which is an extreme-ultraviolet wavelength that shows the Sun’s outermost atmospheric layer: the corona. Compiling images taken 108 seconds apart, the movie condenses 133 days, or about four months, of solar observations into 59 minutes. The video shows bright active regions passing across the face of the Sun as it rotates. The Sun rotates approximately once every 27 days. The loops extending above the bright regions are magnetic fields that have trapped hot, glowing plasma. These bright regions are also the source of solar flares, which appear as bright flashes as magnetic fields snap together in a process called magnetic reconnection. While SDO has kept an unblinking eye pointed toward the Sun, there have been a few moments it missed. Some of the dark frames in the video are caused by Earth or the Moon eclipsing SDO as they pass between the spacecraft and the Sun. Other blackouts are caused by instrumentation being down or data errors. SDO transmits 1.4 terabytes of data to the ground every day. The images where the Sun is off-center were observed when SDO was calibrating its instruments. SDO and other NASA missions will continue to watch our Sun in the years to come, providing further insights about our place in space and information to keep our astronauts and assets safe. The music is a continuous mix from Lars Leonhard’s “Geometric Shapes” album, courtesy of the artist. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scott Wiessinger (PAO): Lead Producer Tom Bridgman (SVS): Lead Visualizer Scott Wiessinger (PAO): Editor This video can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14263. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14263. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines. Video Description: On the left side of the frame is the full circle of the Sun. It appears in a golden yellow color, but splotchy and with thin yellow wisps extending from the surface. Some areas are very bright and others almost black. The whole Sun rotates steadily, with one full rotation taking 12 minutes in this time lapse. There are usually only a few bright regions visible at a time and they shift and flash like small fires. From these regions there are wispy loops reaching up above the surface that rapidly change shape and size. On the right side of the frame are two white-outlined squares with enlargements of interesting regions of the Sun.