Word: sun
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...solar physicists thought the phenomenon was relatively rare. Now it has been observed about once every two weeks, followed by periods of radio interference on earth. The astronauts also made observations of so-called solar bright points; although the points were previously thought to be concentrated in the sun's active equatorial belts, they are apparently spread measles-like over the entire solar surface...
Even more data about the sun will be gathered by the Skylab 3 astronauts, who will also study Comet Kohoutek as it becomes prominent in the sky during daylight hours in December. But that will be the last manned scientific space mission planned by the U.S. Says Robert Noyes of the Harvard College Observatory: "We'll probably never again have such an opportunity in the foreseeable future...
...Danish architect, who drew his sketches without visiting Australia, was struck by photographs of the dark landscape and tangled foreshore scrub: "There is no white here to take the sun and make it dazzle the eyes-not like the Mediterranean or South America. So I had white in mind when I designed the Opera House. The final effect will at times resemble what we call Alpengluhen [alpenglow], the color you get on snowcapped mountains when the sun is setting, the beautiful pink and violet reflections from the combination of mat snow and shiny ice." The bouquet of shells, holding...