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Solar corona photographed from Apollo 15 one minute prior to sunrise
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AS15-98-13311 (31 July 1971) --- The solar corona, as photographed from the Apollo 15 spacecraft about one minute prior to sunrise on July 31, 1971, is seen just beyond the lunar horizon. The bright object on the opposite 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.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSolar corona photographed from Apollo 15 one minute prior to sunrise. NASA/JSC, 1971-07-31. Public domain. ID: as15-98-13311.
