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Solar Eclipse Photos: The View From Space

Posted February 01, 2011 10:07 AM

From SPACE.com:

Unique views of a stunning partial solar eclipse were captured by two separate satellites in a series of breathtaking images of the sun, moon and Earth as they briefly aligned in the cosmos earlier this month.

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Re: Solar Eclipse Photos: The View From Space

02/02/2011 9:28 AM

Cool shots --- but (once again) --- opportunity for journalists to DUMB-DOWN their readership.

"its mission is to study the magnetic energy of the sun to improve our understanding..."

How long before a dozen-or-so ("real") Guests ... in response to hearing this sort of journalistic boo-boo ... post variations on the following question:

"How can I bottle-up some of the vast , free magnetic energy that we have right here on earth and use it to power my (home, car, shop, store <pick one)."

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