NASA Photo ID: AS15-98-13311       File Name: 10075726.jpg
Film Type: 70mm BW                 Date Taken: 07/31/71
Title: Solar corona photographed from Apollo 15 one minute prior to sunrise
Description:
The solar corona, as photographed from Apollo 15 about one minute prior to 
sunrise on July 31, 1971, is seen just beyond the lunar horizon. The bright 
object on the opposite side of the frame is the planet Mercury. The bright 
star near the frame center is Regulus, and the lesser stars form the head
of  the constellation Leo. Mercury is approximately 28 degrees from the
center of  the sun. The solar coronal streamers, therefore, appear to
extend about eight  degrees from the sun's center.                

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APOLLO 15 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
CORONAS                                 
MERCURY (PLANET)                        
PHOTOGRAPHS                             
STARS                                   
SUN                                     
SUNRISE                                 

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