This is the Solar Dynamics Observatory Mission blog. It will consist of mission status, news, and event updates.
You should check out the spectacular photos of the total solar eclipse. There was at least one prominence visible to my eyes on the limb.
Here is a movie from the SDO Flight Dynamics Team showing the transit.
The transit will only cover 5% of the solar disk.
If you live in Mexico, USA, or Eastern Canada, please go watch the Total Solar Eclispe. They are a wonderful way to see the Sun in a different light.
Here is the Flight Ops Team movie of the transit
I hope everyone is enjoying SDO's view of the Sun as we near the maximum of Solar Cycle 25!
Here is a movie of the predicted 20 May 2023 lunar transit:
And here is what a daily movie shows for that date:The EVE sounding rocket used to calibrate the SDO EVE instrument launches from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in 2015. (Image courtesy LASP.)
NASA TV will stream the launch starting at 11:45 AM MDT (1:45 pm ET) at the link https://video.ibm.com/channel/nasa-tv-wallops.
Enjoy!
During the calibration activity science data may be missing, blurred, or shifted.