…or The Celestial Me And My Shadow Chronicles ✨A spacecraft duo will fly in formation to create artificial solar eclipses
A pair of Indian launched satellites named Proba 3 are on route to orbit the sun and create “on-demand” mini solar eclipses: “One satellite will, when directed, block the sun from the perspective of the other, emulating a total solar eclipse. The observing spacecraft will then send back high-resolution images of the innermost part of the sun’s diaphanous atmosphere.”
I’ve always been fascinated by the sun’s effect on things like the rigid iron 300 meter tall Eiffel Tower grows by nearly 0.2 meter in summer sun and actually flexes and tilts away from the hottest sun by the same 0.2 meter gauge. Ever hear the clicking sounds as a steam radiator heats up and cools down? …same with your car motor and exhaust system. That’s heat energy being exchanged. It’s the principle behind Geothermal heat pumps.
It’ll take awhile to get the data, but my money is betting on this adventurous little duo helping with everything from weather prediction to more efficient solar energy production.
🤭 this one never gets old
🎧🎼 here, have some Smash Mouth…