For example, how do devices such as the Hubble Telescope take pictures of solar flares and such?
2006-10-27 15:44:19 · 4 answers · asked by Ra 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
They point the telescope at the sun and snap a picture.
2006-10-27 16:01:46 · answer #1 · answered by futureastronaut1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I don't think the Hubble takes pictures of the Sun.
Here is the web site for SOHO: the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, which is a space telescope that only observes the Sun: http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ They probably have specific details about what filters are used on that spacecraft.
Here's a website for an ground-based solar observatory: http://www.bbso.njit.edu/ I'm sure they have info on their website, too.
2006-10-27 16:02:27 · answer #2 · answered by kris 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the satilites made special heat/fire resitant who zoom in and crop and edit the picture. perxonally, i have not seen a decent picture of the sun. later on in my i intend to make that possible.
2006-10-27 16:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by Leah T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was taken by man-make satellites, it monitor the sun above to take shots with many close-up shots.
2006-10-27 18:09:59 · answer #4 · answered by Eve W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋