Halloween Solar Storms from SOHO/EIT, 304 Angstroms
This view from SOHO/EIT in the 304 angstrom band, shows a group of active regions rotating back into view. This movie is synchronized to play with animation IDs 2959 and 2961. One obvious difference is that solar flares are not as visible at this wavelength than at the 195 angstrom band. The 304 angstrom filter was not used as frequently as the 195 angstrom filter, so this movie has more jumps in its time coverage. For more information on how X-ray solar flares are classified (B, C, M, X), visit SpaceWeather.com.
This movie shows over two weeks of high solar activity visible from SOHO-EIT at a wavelength of 304 Ångstroms.
A solar prominence appears clearly in this band, yet has no obvious counterpart visible in the 195 angstrom band.
Near the time of the X17 flare event, we see no clear counterpart in the 304 angstrom band.
Another solar snapshot...
A final farewell to a solar active region...
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/ESA, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientists
- Edward C. Stone (California Institute of Technology)
- Carl E. Walz (NASA/HQ)
- Thomas H. Zurbuchen (University of Michigan)
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Writer
- William Steigerwald (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, July 8, 2004.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.
Missions
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SOHO/EIT 304 (304 Filter) [SOHO: Extreme-UV Imaging Telescope (EIT)]
ID: 617This dataset can be found at: http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov
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