Space telescope

Solar Dynamics Observatory

Also known as SDO

ObservatoriesOperational

Imagery

Solar Dynamics Observatory Briefing — Solar Dynamics Observatory Briefing
Madhulika Guhathakurta, SDO Program Scientist, speaks during a briefing to discuss the upcoming launch of NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory, or SDO, Thursday, Jan.
2010
NASA · NASA media (public domain)
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Overview

The Solar Dynamics Observatory watches the Sun continuously in many wavelengths, capturing the dynamics of solar activity in extraordinary detail.

Observing bands

Ultraviolet Visible light

Major discoveries

Knowledge connections

Operated byNASA
ObservesUltraviolet
ObservesVisible light
ObservedThe Sun
CapturedThe Sun in Extreme Ultraviolet

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