Sun  ID: 577

Solar Sigmoid: Zoom In, Move Around, Pull Back

Visualizations by Greg Shirah Released on March 4, 1999
Solar sigmoid on the sun indicating possible pending coronal mass ejection.
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Zooming past the Earth towards the sun, showing a coronal image of a solar sigmoid followed by a view of the magnetic field of the sigmoid
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Front view of sigmoid and sun
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A side view of the magnetic field of the solar sigmoid
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A side view of the magnetic field of the solar sigmoid showing the relative position of the Earth
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Video slate image reads, "Zoom In, Move Around, Pull Back".
 

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Solar Sigmoid: Zoom In, Pull Back

Visualization Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Sarah Gibson (Catholic University of America): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Solar Sigmoid

Keywords:
SVS >> Solar Sigmoid
DLESE >> Space science
NASA Science >> Sun