Wispy 'Plasma Dancer' on the limb of the Sun
- Visualizations by:
- Tom Bridgman
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The primary feature of interest was the whirrling tower of plasma on the lower right limb.
Credits
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Animator
- Tom Bridgman (GST) [Lead]
Producer
- Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle)
Missions
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SDO AIA 171 (A.K.A. 171 Filter) (Collected with the AIA sensor)
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Related pages
SDO: Year 3
Feb. 11, 2013, 5 a.m.
Read moreThe sun s Science Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C.SDO: Year One here.SDO: Year 2 here.Information about the individual clips used in this video is here.Watch this video on YouTube. || Blended 131 angstrom and 171 angstrom images of July 19, 2012 flare and CME. || Blended images in 304 and 171 angstrom wavelength light of August 31, 2012 prominence eruption and CME. || December 31, 2012 prominence in 304 angstrom light.
Incandescent Sun
May 23, 2012, 10 a.m.
Read moreVideo.For complete transcript, click here. || This video takes SDO images and applies additional processing to enhance the structures visible. While there is no scientific value to this processing, it does result in a beautiful, new way of looking at the sun. The original frames are in the 171 angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet. This wavelength shows plasma in the solar atmosphere, called the corona, that is around 600,000 Kelvin. The loops represent plasma held in place by magnetic fields. They are concentrated in active region. || Still of west side CME in progress. || Still of west limb active region. || Still of lower east limb CME in progress. || Most of the disk of the sun. || WallpapersA selection of stills sized for desktop backgrounds. Each one is available as a TIFF or JPEG.
SDO: Year 2
April 20, 2012, 4 a.m.
Read moreFor complete transcript, click here. || April 21, 2012 marks the two-year anniversary of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) First Light press conference, where NASA revealed the first images taken by the spacecraft. This video highlights just some of the amazing events witnessed in SDO s second year.