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For those interested, I seem to have found an answer to my own question (feel free to correct this if it is wrong/inaccurate):The following information is found at http://web.williams.edu/astronomy/jay/solarlinks": It seems that the extreme ultraviolet telescopes are viewing the emission spectra...

Please re-read the numbers I have posted (which are taken from http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/image-description.html" ): 171 Angstrom - 1 million degrees Kelvin 195 Angstrom ~1.5 million degrees Kelvin 284 Angstrom - 2 million degrees Kelvin 304 Angstrom - 60,000 to 80,000 degrees...

On the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a satellite which observes the sun from the First Lagrangian Point, there are 4 different Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescopes, each with a different wavelength: 171 Angstrom - 1 million degrees Kelvin 195 Angstrom ~1.5 million degrees...

Yes, though I'm basically asking which basic shape contains a more optimal aerodynamic flow, regardless of optimization for internal component housing.

When looking at the design of the both the U.S. Saturn V rocket, and the Soviet N1 rocket, there is an obvious design difference between the basic overall rocket body shape. The Saturn V shows several conical regions, with a straight body design throughout. The N1 shows more of a...