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Solar News
This month, solar scientists unveiled some spectacular satellite images of the surface of our Sun. Of course we can't show them to you on the radio, but in this hour of Science Friday, we'll ask the experts what the fiery plumes, flaming corona, and spewing solar gases reveal about the structure and activity of the Sun. Tune in as we shed some light on solar secrets.
Guests:
Craig De Forest
Resident Observer
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
Stanford University and NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Md.
John Liebacher
Solar Astronomer
National Solar Observatory
Director, Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG)
Tucson, Ariz.
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