Solar Sigmoid: Simple Spin - Limb to Head-on Move
An animation showing the magnetic field of a solar sigmoid on the surface of the sun
A head-on view of the solar sigmoid, with the magnetic field superimposed on the coronal image
A side view of the magnetic field of the solar sigmoid
Video slate image reads, "Simple Spin - Limb to Head-on".
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Sarah Gibson (Catholic University of America)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, March 4, 1999.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:59 PM EDT.