Sun  ID: 2287

The Spinning Sunspot

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on December 10, 2001
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Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate
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Full sun view with SOHO-MDI data
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Close-up on the sunspot group
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Merging of the small spot with the larger spot
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Final view of the merged and rotated sunspot
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Slate title from video tape reads, 'SOHO and TRACE View a Spinning Sunspot.'

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http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20011210insidesun.html

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Junwei Zhao (Stanford University): Scientist
Alexander G. Kosovichev (Stanford University): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Missions:
SOHO
TRACE

Data Used:
SOHO/Michelson Doppler Interferometer (MDI)/Continuum
NASA and ESA
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This item is part of this series:
Spinning Sunspot

Goddard TV Tape:
G2001-112

Keywords:
SVS >> SOHO
SVS >> Solar Rotation
DLESE >> Space science
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Sunspots
SVS >> TRACE
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