Feb 04, 2011

Dwayne C Brown Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726 dwayne c brown@nasa gov

Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md 301-286-7745 susan m hendrix@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-025

NASA RELEASING FIRST VIEWS OF THE ENTIRE SUN ON SUPER SUN-DAY

WASHINGTON -- NASA will score big on super SUN-day at 11 a m EST, Sunday, Feb 6, with the release online of the first complete view of the sun's entire surface and atmosphere

Seeing the whole sun front and back simultaneously will enable significant advances in space weather forecasting for Earth, and improve planning for future robotic or crewed spacecraft missions throughout the solar system

These views are the result of observations by NASA's two Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft The duo are on diametrically opposite sides of the sun, 180 degrees apart One is ahead of Earth in its orbit, the other trailing behind

Launched in October 2006, STEREO traces the flow of energy and matter from the sun to Earth It also provides unique and revolutionary views of the sun-Earth system The mission observed the sun in 3-D for the first time in 2007 In 2009, the twin spacecraft revealed the 3-D structure of coronal mass ejections which are violent eruptions of matter from the sun that can disrupt communications, navigation, satellites and power grids on Earth

STEREO is the third mission in NASA's Solar Terrestrial Probes program within the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md , manages the mission, instruments and science center

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md , designed and built the spacecraft and is responsible for mission operations

The STEREO imaging and particle detecting instruments were designed and built by scientific institutions in the U S , UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland

To view the image with supporting visuals and information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/stereo

For information about NASA and other agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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