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...mysterious corona (seen during solar eclipses) is caused by dust and gas falling into the sun. This may mean that the sun is still growing slowly...
Three University astronomers will fly to Ceylon early next month to study the sun's corona during the longest solar eclipse in over 1200 years. Groups from throughout the United States and foreign countries will converge on the Island for the June 20 eclipse, including several which will conduct a major test of one of the late Albert Einstein's most famous predictions...
...University group hopes to determine whether the light of the sun's inner corona, a glowing gaseous envelope surrounding the sun, is white or slightly colored. "Previous observations have shown no trace of color, but they have at best been only accurate to within 10 percent," said Sinton. "We hope, with luck, to reduce the margin of error to one percent," he added...
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