Solar Sigmoid: Zoom In, Move Around, Pull Back
Solar sigmoid on the sun indicating possible pending coronal mass ejection.
Zooming past the Earth towards the sun, showing a coronal image of a solar sigmoid followed by a view of the magnetic field of the sigmoid
Front view of sigmoid and sun
A side view of the magnetic field of the solar sigmoid
A side view of the magnetic field of the solar sigmoid showing the relative position of the Earth
Video slate image reads, "Zoom In, Move Around, Pull Back".
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.
Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Alternate Versions
- ID: 578
Visualization