Sun  ID: 2960

Halloween Solar Storms from SOHO/EIT, 304 Angstroms

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on July 8, 2004
This view from SOHO/EIT in the 304 angstrom band, shows a group of active regions rotating back into view. This movie is synchronized to play with animation IDs 2959 and 2961. One obvious difference is that solar flares are not as visible at this wavelength than at the 195 angstrom band. The 304 angstrom filter was not used as frequently as the 195 angstrom filter, so this movie has more jumps in its time coverage. 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 from SOHO-EIT at a wavelength of 304 Ångstroms.
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A solar prominence appears clearly in this band, yet has no obvious counterpart visible in the 195 angstrom band.
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Near the time of the X17 flare event, we see no clear counterpart in the 304 angstrom band.
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Another solar snapshot...
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A final farewell to a solar active region...

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)/304 Filter also referred to as: SOHO/EIT 304
NASA and ESA - 2003/10/25T01:19:35-2003/11/07T20:07:24
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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
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Prominences
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Solar Storm
NASA Science >> Sun
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Coronal Mass Ejections

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