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GOES/SXI views the Sun in X-rays (3 Channels)
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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 combines three channels from the imager with red covering 0.6-2.0 nanometers wavelength, green covering 0.6-4.0 nanometers wavelength, and blue covering ~0.6-6.0 nanometers wavelength.
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SXI three-channel view of the Sun. Data collected on October 21, 2001 at 00:06:44.
Duration: 12.0 seconds
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| Animation Number: | 2690 |
| Animator: | Tom Bridgman (Lead) |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 2003-01-29 |
| Instrument: | GOES-12/SXI |
| Data Collected: | October 21-22, 2001 |
| Series: | GOES/SXI Goes Online |
| Video: | SVS2003-0004 * |
Keywords:
DLESE
>> Space science
SVS
>> Sun
SVS
>> X-ray
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Please give credit for this visualization 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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