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GOES/SXI views the Sun in X-rays
The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) aboard GOES-12 went online for full-time operation on January 22, 2003. It provides full-disk X-ray images of the Sun updated every few minutes. This movie covers the band 0.6-6.0 nanometers wavelength.

SXI single channel view of the Sun. Data collected on October 21, 2001, at 00:06:44.    SXI single channel view of the Sun. Data collected on October 21, 2001, at 00:06:44.
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X-ray image of the Sun taken on October 22, 2001, at 12:50:43.    X-ray image of the Sun taken on October 22, 2001, at 12:50:43.

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Video slate image reads    Video slate image reads "GOES/SXI views the Sun in X-rays

The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) aboard GOES-12 went online for full-time operation on January 22, 2003. It provides full-disk X-ray images of the Sun updated every few minutes. This movie covers the band 0.6-6.0 nanometers wavelength."

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Animation Number:2689
Completed:2003-01-29
Animator:Tom Bridgman (GST) (Lead)
Platform/Sensor/Data Set:GOES-12/SXI (October 21-22, 2001)
Series:GOES/SXI Goes Online
Video:SVS2003-0004 *
Keywords:
DLESE >> Space science
SVS >> Sun
SVS >> X-ray
 
 
Please give credit for this item to:
Space Environment Center, Boulder, CO. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio. A special thanks to Steven Hill (NOAA)


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