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The COronal Diagnostic EXperiment (CODEX) instrument performs day-in-the-life testing at the Goddard Space Flight Center. This uses an artificial sun to test the ability of CODEX to track the real Sun and obtain the necessary data during a typical observing period. Credit: CODEX team / NASA

jsc2024e061944 (3/20/2024) --- The COronal Diagnostic EXperiment (CODEX) instrument performs day-in-the-life testing at the Goddard Space Flight Center. This uses an artificial sun to test the ability of CODEX to track the real Sun and obtain the necessary data during a typical observing period. Credit: CODEX team / NASA