Sun ID: 3946

One-Two Solar Punch

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on April 17, 2012

Two dramatic solar eruptions on the limb of the Sun, a day apart. Neither of the events were directed towards the Earth. We processed them because they are just so visually spectacular.

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (GST): Lead Animator
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Producer
Genna Duberstein (USRA): Producer

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
SDO

Data Used:

SDO/AIA/304 Filter also referred to as: AIA 304

JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER

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Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Ultraviolet
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> Heliophysics
SVS >> Corona
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