How are two satellites mimic total solar eclipses in space

a pair of European satellite The first artificial solar eclipse has been created by flying in accurate and fancy formation, providing on-demand totality for scientists. European Space Agency On Monday, the eclipse paintings were released at the Paris Air Show. Launched at the end of last year, the parikrama duo has churned the simulated solar eclipses since March, zooming thousands of miles (kilometers) over the earth. In addition to flying 492 feet (150 m), a satellite blocks the sun like a moon during a natural Total solar eclipse As the other’s purpose is its binoculars in the corona, the external atmosphere of the Sun which makes a crown or aura of light. It is a complex, prolonged dance, requiring excessive precision by cube -shaped spacecraft, lower than 5 feet (1.5 m) in size. Their flight accuracy should be only within the thickness of a nail, only a millimeter. This careful situation is obtained autonomous through GPS navigation, star trackers, laser and radio links. The dubbed prob -3, $ 210 million mission has produced 10 successful solar eclipses so far during the ongoing checkout phase. The longest eclipse lasted for five hours, the Royal Observatory of Andrei Zukov, Belgium, stated, the lead scientist for the corona-observings telescope. He and his team are making a miraculous goal for the totality of six hours per eclipse once. Scientific observation Start in July. Zukov stated that scientists are already thrilled by initial results that show corona without the need for a particular image processing. “We almost can’t believe our eyes,” said in an email. “It was the first attempt, and it worked. It was very incredible.” Zukov estimates an average of two solar eclipses per week for a total of 200 during a two -year mission, which produces more than 1,000 hours. This will be a scientific bonanza as full solar eclipses produce only a few minutes of totality when the moon rises completely between the Earth and the Sun – an average once every 18 months. Sun continues to make scientists mysterious, especially its corona, which is warm than the solar surface. Coronal mass section Billions of tons of plasma and magnetic fields are being taken out in space as a result. Geomagnetic storms can be the result, illuminating the night sky with and in unexpected places and disrupts strength and communication. While previous satellites have produced a duplicate solar eclipse – which includes the European Space Agency and NASA’s solar orbiter and soho observator – sun -embolting discs were always on the same spacecraft as corona -Obbing Telescope. This makes this mission unique, Zukov said, “The sun-vessel discs and binoculars are on two different satellites and therefore far away.” The distance between these two satellites will give scientists a better eye on the part of the nearest corona of the Sun’s organ. “We are extremely satisfied with the quality of these images, and again it is really thanks to the formation” with unprecedented accuracy, ESA’s Mission Manager Demian Galano said from the Paris Air Show.