SDO Jewelbox: The Many Eyes of SDO
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) observes the Sun with many different instruments, in many different wavelengths of light. Many of these capabilities are not possible for ground-based observatories - hence the need for a space-based observing platform.
This visualization is one of a set of visualizations (others linked below) covering the same time span of 17 hours over the full wavelength range of the mission. They are setup to play synchronously on a Hyperwall, or can be run individually.
The images are sampled every 36 seconds, 1/3 of the standard time-cadence for SDO. This visualization is useful for illustrating how different solar phenomena, such as sunspots and active regions, look very different in different wavelengths of light. This differences enable scientists to study them more completely, with an eventual goal of improving Space Weather forecasting.
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Visualization Credits
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Producer
Genna Duberstein (USRA): Producer
Phil Chamberlin (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, the SDO Science Team, and the Virtual Solar Observatory.
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4008
Mission:
SDO
Data Used:
SDO/AIA/131 Filter also referred to as: AIA 131
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/AIA/94 Filter also referred to as: AIA 94
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/AIA/171 Filter also referred to as: AIA 171
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/AIA/193 Filter also referred to as: AIA 193
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/AIA/211 Filter also referred to as: AIA 211
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/AIA/304 Filter also referred to as: AIA 304
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/AIA/335 Filter also referred to as: AIA 335
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/AIA/1600 Filter also referred to as: AIA 1600
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/AIA/1700 Filter also referred to as: AIA 1700
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/AIA/4500 Filter also referred to as: AIA 4500
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE)
Observed DataSDO/HMI/Continuum also referred to as: SDO Continuum
2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/HMI/Magnetogram also referred to as: SDO Magnetogram
Data Compilation - 2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00SDO/HMI/Dopplergram also referred to as: SDO Dopplergram
2011-09-25T08:00 - 2011-09-26T01:00This item is part of this series:
SDO Jewelbox
Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Ultraviolet
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> Heliophysics
NASA Science >> Sun
SVS >> Visible Light Imaging
SVS >> Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging
SVS >> Far Ultraviolet Imaging
SVS >> EUV Imaging
SVS >> FUV Imaging
SVS >> Soft X-ray 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
