Sun  ID: 3692

SDO/AIA CME Event of April 8, 2010 (Multiband)

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on April 21, 2010
This is a close-up view of the April 8 CME in ultraviolet light which reveals a wave (darker regions) expanding outward from the flare event. This movie creates a color image by combining filters for 211 Ångstroms (red), 193 Ångstroms (green) and 171 Ångstroms (blue).
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Close-up view of the CME launch. This view matches the the 1280x720 resolution of the frame to the AIA resolution.
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Close-up view of the CME launch. This view matches the the 1920x1080 resolution of the frame to the AIA resolution.

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Scott Wiessinger (UMBC): Producer
William D. Pesnell (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Alan Title (LMSAL): Scientist
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Mission:
SDO

Data Used:
SDO/AIA/211 Filter also referred to as: AIA 211
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SDO/AIA/193 Filter also referred to as: AIA 193
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SDO/AIA/171 Filter also referred to as: AIA 171
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SDO First Light

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Ultraviolet
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Sunspot Cycle
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