{
    "id": 2287,
    "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2287/",
    "page_type": "Visualization",
    "title": "The Spinning Sunspot",
    "description": "Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate || a002287.00005_print.png (720x480) [413.4 KB] || spinspot2_pre.jpg (320x240) [5.6 KB] || a002287.webmhd.webm (960x540) [4.9 MB] || a002287.dv (720x480) [60.1 MB] || spinspot2.mpg (320x240) [2.4 MB] || Full sun view with SOHO-MDI data || spinningspot0001.jpg (2560x1920) [351.5 KB] || spinningspot0001_web.jpg (320x240) [7.3 KB] || spinningspot0001.tif (2560x1920) [2.1 MB] || ",
    "release_date": "2001-12-10T11:30:00-05:00",
    "update_date": "2023-05-03T13:57:48.334343-04:00",
    "main_image": {
        "id": 529700,
        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0092_web.jpg",
        "filename": "spinningspot0092_web.jpg",
        "media_type": "Image",
        "alt_text": "Close-up on the sunspot group",
        "width": 320,
        "height": 240,
        "pixels": 76800
    },
    "main_video": {
        "id": 529695,
        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/a002287.webmhd.webm",
        "filename": "a002287.webmhd.webm",
        "media_type": "Movie",
        "alt_text": "Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate",
        "width": 960,
        "height": 540,
        "pixels": 518400
    },
    "main_credits": {
        "Visualizations by": [
            {
                "name": "Tom Bridgman",
                "employer": "Global Science and Technology, Inc."
            }
        ]
    },
    "progress": "Complete",
    "media_groups": [
        {
            "id": 363435,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2287/#media_group_363435",
            "widget": "Video player",
            "title": "",
            "caption": "",
            "description": "Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate",
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": 374893,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529694,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/a002287.00005_print.png",
                        "filename": "a002287.00005_print.png",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate",
                        "width": 720,
                        "height": 480,
                        "pixels": 345600
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374890,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529692,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinspot2_pre.jpg",
                        "filename": "spinspot2_pre.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 240,
                        "pixels": 76800
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374892,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529695,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/a002287.webmhd.webm",
                        "filename": "a002287.webmhd.webm",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate",
                        "width": 960,
                        "height": 540,
                        "pixels": 518400
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374891,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529693,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/a002287.dv",
                        "filename": "a002287.dv",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate",
                        "width": 720,
                        "height": 480,
                        "pixels": 345600
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374889,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529691,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinspot2.mpg",
                        "filename": "spinspot2.mpg",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 240,
                        "pixels": 76800
                    }
                }
            ],
            "extra_data": {}
        },
        {
            "id": 363436,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2287/#media_group_363436",
            "widget": "Single image",
            "title": "",
            "caption": "",
            "description": "Full sun view with SOHO-MDI data",
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": 374896,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529698,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0001.jpg",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0001.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Full sun view with SOHO-MDI data",
                        "width": 2560,
                        "height": 1920,
                        "pixels": 4915200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374895,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529697,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0001_web.jpg",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0001_web.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Full sun view with SOHO-MDI data",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 240,
                        "pixels": 76800
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374894,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529696,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0001.tif",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0001.tif",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Full sun view with SOHO-MDI data",
                        "width": 2560,
                        "height": 1920,
                        "pixels": 4915200
                    }
                }
            ],
            "extra_data": {}
        },
        {
            "id": 363437,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2287/#media_group_363437",
            "widget": "Single image",
            "title": "",
            "caption": "",
            "description": "Close-up on the sunspot group",
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": 374901,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529703,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0092.jpg",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0092.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Close-up on the sunspot group",
                        "width": 2560,
                        "height": 1920,
                        "pixels": 4915200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374898,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529700,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0092_web.jpg",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0092_web.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Close-up on the sunspot group",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 240,
                        "pixels": 76800
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374899,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529701,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0092_thm.png",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0092_thm.png",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Close-up on the sunspot group",
                        "width": 80,
                        "height": 40,
                        "pixels": 3200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374900,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529702,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0092_web_searchweb.jpg",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0092_web_searchweb.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Close-up on the sunspot group",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 180,
                        "pixels": 57600
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374897,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529699,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0092.tif",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0092.tif",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Close-up on the sunspot group",
                        "width": 2560,
                        "height": 1920,
                        "pixels": 4915200
                    }
                }
            ],
            "extra_data": {}
        },
        {
            "id": 363438,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2287/#media_group_363438",
            "widget": "Single image",
            "title": "",
            "caption": "",
            "description": "Merging of the small spot with the larger spot",
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": 374904,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529706,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0302.jpg",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0302.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Merging of the small spot with the larger spot",
                        "width": 2560,
                        "height": 1920,
                        "pixels": 4915200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374903,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529705,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0302_web.jpg",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0302_web.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Merging of the small spot with the larger spot",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 240,
                        "pixels": 76800
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374902,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529704,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0302.tif",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0302.tif",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Merging of the small spot with the larger spot",
                        "width": 2560,
                        "height": 1920,
                        "pixels": 4915200
                    }
                }
            ],
            "extra_data": {}
        },
        {
            "id": 363439,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2287/#media_group_363439",
            "widget": "Single image",
            "title": "",
            "caption": "",
            "description": "Final view of the merged and rotated sunspot",
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": 374907,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529709,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0530.jpg",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0530.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Final view of the merged and rotated sunspot",
                        "width": 2560,
                        "height": 1920,
                        "pixels": 4915200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374906,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529708,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0530_web.jpg",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0530_web.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Final view of the merged and rotated sunspot",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 240,
                        "pixels": 76800
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374905,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529707,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/spinningspot0530.tif",
                        "filename": "spinningspot0530.tif",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Final view of the merged and rotated sunspot",
                        "width": 2560,
                        "height": 1920,
                        "pixels": 4915200
                    }
                }
            ],
            "extra_data": {}
        },
        {
            "id": 363440,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2287/#media_group_363440",
            "widget": "Single image",
            "title": "",
            "caption": "",
            "description": "Slate title from video tape reads, 'SOHO and TRACE View a Spinning Sunspot.'",
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": 374908,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529710,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/a002287_slate.jpg",
                        "filename": "a002287_slate.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Slate title from video tape reads, 'SOHO and TRACE View a Spinning Sunspot.'",
                        "width": 720,
                        "height": 528,
                        "pixels": 380160
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 374909,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 529711,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002287/a002287_slate_web.png",
                        "filename": "a002287_slate_web.png",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "Slate title from video tape reads, 'SOHO and TRACE View a Spinning Sunspot.'",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 234,
                        "pixels": 74880
                    }
                }
            ],
            "extra_data": {}
        },
        {
            "id": 363441,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2287/#media_group_363441",
            "widget": "Basic text",
            "title": "For More Information",
            "caption": "",
            "description": "See [http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20011210insidesun.html](http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20011210insidesun.html)",
            "items": [],
            "extra_data": {}
        }
    ],
    "studio": "svs",
    "funding_sources": [
        "Sun-Earth Connection"
    ],
    "credits": [
        {
            "role": "Animator",
            "people": [
                {
                    "name": "Tom Bridgman",
                    "employer": "Global Science and Technology, Inc."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "role": "Scientist",
            "people": [
                {
                    "name": "Junwei Zhao",
                    "employer": "Stanford University"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Alexander G. Kosovichev",
                    "employer": "Stanford University"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "missions": [
        "SOHO",
        "TRACE"
    ],
    "series": [
        "Spinning Sunspot"
    ],
    "tapes": [],
    "papers": [],
    "datasets": [
        {
            "name": "Continuum",
            "common_name": "",
            "platform": "SOHO",
            "sensor": "Michelson Doppler Interferometer (MDI)",
            "type": "Other",
            "organizations": [
                "NASA and ESA"
            ],
            "description": "",
            "credit": "",
            "url": "http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov",
            "date_range": null
        }
    ],
    "nasa_science_categories": [
        "Sun"
    ],
    "keywords": [
        "Earth Science",
        "SOHO",
        "Solar Activity",
        "Solar Rotation",
        "Space science",
        "Sun-earth Interactions",
        "Sunspots",
        "TRACE"
    ],
    "recommended_pages": [],
    "related": [],
    "sources": [],
    "products": [],
    "newer_versions": [],
    "older_versions": [],
    "alternate_versions": []
}