+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server Previous Animation Next Animation The Spinning Sunspot    Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate Duration: 17.0 seconds Available formats:   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   2 MB   320x240     JPEG         5 KB   720x480 (29.97 fps) DV           60 MB How to play our movies    Full sun view with SOHO-MDI data Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 7 KB    Close-up on the sunspot group Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   160 x 80           PNG 19 KB   320 x 240         JPEG 17 KB   80 x 40             PNG   5 KB    Merging of the small spot with the larger spot Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 18 KB    Final view of the merged and rotated sunspot Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 17 KB    Slate title from video tape reads, 'SOHO and TRACE View a Spinning Sunspot.' Available formats:   720 x 528         JPEG 150 KB   320 x 234         PNG 377 KB Animation Number: 2287 Animator: Tom Bridgman (Lead) Studio: SVS Completed: 2001-12-04 Scientists: Junwei Zhao (Stanford University)   Alexander G. Kosovichev (Stanford University) Instrument: SOHO/MDI Data Collected: 2000/08/08-2000/08/10 Series: Spinning Sunspot Video: SVS2001-0026 * Goddard TV Tape: G2001-112 Keywords: SVS >> Solar Rotation DLESE >> Space science SVS >> Sun GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Sunspots More Information on this topic available at: http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20011210insidesun.html     Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio *Please note: the SVS does not fulfill requests for copies of the tapes in our library. On some of our animation pages, there is a direct link to a video distribution service from which tapes, handled by the Public Affairs Office (PAO)/Goddard TV, including some of our animations may be ordered. General information on this service can be found here. Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: SVS Contact: Curator: