Sun  ID: 4008

SDO Jewelbox: The Many Eyes of SDO

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on November 20, 2012
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5x3 Layout view. This version has the imagery organized in order of increasing wavelength, from upper left to lower right for AIA. The HMI products occupy the bottom row.

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) observes the Sun with many different instruments, in many different wavelengths of light. Many of these capabilities are not possible for ground-based observatories - hence the need for a space-based observing platform.

This visualization is one of a set of visualizations (others linked below) covering the same time span of 17 hours over the full wavelength range of the mission. They are setup to play synchronously on a Hyperwall, or can be run individually.

The images are sampled every 36 seconds, 1/3 of the standard time-cadence for SDO. This visualization is useful for illustrating how different solar phenomena, such as sunspots and active regions, look very different in different wavelengths of light. This differences enable scientists to study them more completely, with an eventual goal of improving Space Weather forecasting.

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3x3 Layout view. This version is a subset of SDO filters. HMI imagery occupies the top row. EVE data is in the center. Selected AIA wavelengths other spots.
 

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Solar Dynamics Observatory - Argo view
Solar Dynamics Observatory - Argo view - Slices of SDO
Jewel Box Sun
The Active Sun from SDO: 94 Ångstroms
The Active Sun from SDO: 131 Ångstroms
The Active Sun from SDO: 193 Ångstroms
The Active Sun from SDO: 211 Ångstroms
The Active Sun from SDO: 335 Ångstroms
The Active Sun from SDO: 1600 Ångstroms
The Active Sun from SDO: 1700 Ångstroms
The Active Sun from SDO: 4500 Ångstroms
The Active Sun from SDO: HMI Intensity
The Active Sun from SDO: 171 Ångstroms
The Active Sun from SDO: HMI Magnetogram
The Active Sun from SDO: HMI Dopplergram
The Active Sun from SDO: EUV Variability Experiment (EVE)
The Active Sun from SDO: 304 Ångstroms

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (GST): Lead Animator
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Producer
Genna Duberstein (USRA): Producer
Phil Chamberlin (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, the SDO Science Team, and the Virtual Solar Observatory.

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Mission:
SDO

Data Used:
SDO/AIA/4500 Filter 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/AIA/1600 Filter 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/AIA/94 Filter 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/AIA/335 Filter 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/AIA/131 Filter 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/AIA/1700 Filter 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/AIA/304 Filter 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/HMI/Magnetogram 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/HMI/Dopplergram 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/AIA/193 Filter 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/AIA/211 Filter 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/AIA/171 Filter 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/HMI/Continuum 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00
SDO/Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE)
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.

This item is part of this series:
SDO Jewelbox

Keywords:
SVS >> Sun
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Ultraviolet
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> Heliophysics
NASA Science >> Sun

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0