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During its travels, the moon briefly blocked sunspot AR1422, an active region that is blasting strong ultraviolet emissions into space

This caused a dip in the EVE [extreme ultraviolet] output and may allow scientists to calibrate the energy emitted by the active region

next partial solar eclipse visible from Earth will occur May 20. Skywatchers in much of Asia, the Pacific and western North America will be able to see it

total solar eclipse will take place Nov. 13, but it will be visible only from parts of northern Australia and the South Pacific

skywatchers in much of Australia, New Zealand and southern South America will be able to see a partial eclipse on that day.

Those who work in the crew quarters include cooks, attendants, flight data file personnel, flight nurses and other astronauts supporting the crew.

Inside an area that dates back to the Apollo Program are facilities that have been upgraded throughout the years, including a kitchen, staff conference room, crew conference room, workout room, lounge, laundry room, computer room, suit-up room, dining room, medical facility, staff office and prime crew sleeping quarters.

access to crew quarters is limited to the staff and astronaut support personnel leading up to each launch

certified food handlers

team's typical day begins at 6 a.m. They get the kitchen going for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Laundry and inventory are completed. Maintenance trouble calls are tended to, and sleeping quarters and the beach house are cleaned

The staff operates under NASA Johnson Space Center's Health Stabilization Program. Twice yearly, the staff undergoes a physical exam and trains regularly on health issues and crew quarters procedures

it is possible to correct SDO data for instrumental effects and sharpen the images even more than before

this eclipse can bring the lunar landscape into focus -- mountains and valleys on the moon show up as a raggedy edge when viewed at high resolution.