NASA Eclipse 2024 Yields Corona, Ionosphere, and Gravity Wave Data

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Solar eclipse is a cosmic phenomena where the sun, the earth and the moon come in one line and the moon passes between the other two, obscuring the view of the sun from the planet.

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There are various types of solar eclipse like hybrid, total, partial and annular; the difference occurs with angle of alignment and visibility from the earth.

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This year saw a solar eclipse twice, one on April 8 which was a total solar eclipse and an annular solar eclipse on October 2.

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The first, that is the April solar eclipse, was seen primarily from North America, passing the countries of the USA, Canada and Mexico.

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NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) took this eclipse as an important subject of research.

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NASA funded various research projects to help learn more about the phenomenon and primarily to find out the impact of the sun on the earth.

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Thousands of volunteers observed the phenomenon and their observation became central to research deductions.

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The 2024 project of Citizen CATE positioned observatory teams in various positions, and the teams involved cutting-edge technology blended with people from all walks of life.

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Another set of observers talked about communication speeds improving and deteriorating based on frequencies, making the eclipse a widely observed phenomenon.

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