A Decade of Sun: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Time-Lapse

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🔆 Witness a decade of the Sun's mesmerizing journey as NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures its every move in stunning detail! 🌞 For over 10 years the SDO has been diligently observing our closest star the Sun from its orbit around Earth. With its trio of instruments SDO has amassed an incredible 425 million high-resolution images totaling a staggering 20 million gigabytes of data. This wealth of information has led to groundbreaking discoveries about the Sun's behavior and its profound impact on the solar system. 📸 The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument captures images every 12 seconds at 10 distinct wavelengths of light. In this breathtaking time-lapse we showcase images taken at a wavelength of 17.1 nanometers revealing the Sun's outermost atmospheric layer the corona. 🎥 Watch as a decade of the Sun's activity unfolds before your eyes in just 61 minutes! Experience the ebb and flow of its 11-year solar cycle captivating transits of planets and spectacular eruptions that punctuate its dynamic existence. 🎶 The enchanting musical composition accompanying this visual journey
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