Sun  ID: 2959

Halloween Solar Storms from SOHO/EIT, 195 Angstroms

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on July 8, 2004
This view from SOHO/EIT in the 195 angstrom band, shows the multitude of solar flares released in the Fall of 2003 as a group of active regions rotated back into view. This movie is synchronized to play with animation IDs 2960 and 2961. For more information on how X-ray solar flares are classified (B, C, M, X), visit SpaceWeather.com.
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This movie shows over two weeks of high solar activity visible to SOHO-EIT at a wavelength of 195 Ångstroms.
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A group of active regions come into view.
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The X17 event shown here launched a CME at the Earth whose impact was observed the next day by Earth-orbiting satellites.
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A quiet time before the next big solar events...
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The X28 event shown here is the most powerful solar flare ever recorded. There is some debate that this event was actually as high as X40.

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Edward C. Stone (California Institute of Technology): Scientist
Carl E. Walz (NASA/HQ): Scientist
Thomas H. Zurbuchen (University of Michigan): Scientist
William Steigerwald (NASA/GSFC): Writer
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NASA/ESA, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
SOHO

Data Used:
SOHO/Extreme-UV Imaging Telescope (EIT)/195 Filter also referred to as: SOHO/EIT 195
NASA and ESA - 2003/10/25T00:00:11-2003/11/07T23:48:35
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This item is part of this series:
Halloween 2003 Solar Storms

Keywords:
SVS >> SOHO
DLESE >> Space science
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Active Regions
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Solar Storm
NASA Science >> Sun
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Coronal Mass Ejections
SVS >> Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging
SVS >> EUV Imaging

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