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466 NOUS72 KNCF 282045 ADMNCF PLEASE PASS TO MIC/HIC, ESA, AND SOO EFFECTIVE NOW UNTIL APRIL 27, THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF TIME ROUGHLY AS MUCH AS THREE HOURS WHEN THE GOES-E AND GOES-W SATELLITES ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE SOLAR ENERGY DUE TO THE EARTH BLOCKING THEM FROM THE SUN. THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURANCE EACH SPRING AND FALL. IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF IMAGERY FROM THE GOES SATELLITES DURING THESE TIMES TO PROTECT THE IMAGERS FROM INTENSE LIGHT GOING INTO AND COMING OUT OF THE ECLIPSE PERIODS AND TO CONSERVE ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER HEATERS DURING THE TIME WHEN THE SOLAR PANELS CANNOT ABSORB SUNLIGHT. THE EXACT OUTAGE TIMES ARE POSTED ON THE WEB AT http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/eclipse.html. Ncf/kbb ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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