Hinode's High-Resolution View of the Sun
A new sunspot collided with an existing sunspot which built up a highly sheared magnetic configuration. This resulted in a solar flare on December 13, 2006.
This movie opens with a full solar disk view from SOHO/MDI and zooms into the high-spatial and temporal resolution view from the Hinode SOT G-band filter.
A full disk view of the Sun from SOHO/MDI.
A close-up view of the sunspot of December 13, 2006 as seen by SOHO/MDI. Solar granulation is visible around the spots.
Now we see the same sunspots through the high-resolution optical camera on Hinode.
Here is a view of the flare in the optical band, a brighter 'thread' near the lower edge of the upper spot and a bright knot near the center of the lower spot.
Another view of the flare in the optical band, a brighter 'thread' near the lower edge of the upper spot and a bright knot near the center of the lower spot.
The sunspot continues to evolve.
Credits
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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
- Alan Title (LMSAL)
- Leon Golub (CfA)
- Judith Karpen (Naval Research Laboratory)
Missions
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G-band [Hinode (Solar-B): Solar Optical Telescope (SOT)]
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Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, March 22, 2007.
This page was last updated on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM EST.