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Goddard TV Video Tape: G2011-008 -- STEREO Sun360

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Animation using real solar imagery showing coverage of the sun pre-STEREO. STEREO Sun360 Animations
Rotating solar sphere made from a combination of imagery from the two STEREO spacecraft, together with simultaneous data from the Solar Dynamic Observatory. This movie is made from data taken on January 31, 2011. STEREO is able to take images like this once every ten minutes. Because the STEREO separation was still slightly less than 180 degrees at that time, the small gap on the far side of the Sun has been interpolated over to simulate the full 360 degree view that STEREO will see. This gap will start to disappear on February 6, 2011, and will completely disappear over the next several days. The regions near the seam between the STEREO Ahead and Behind images appear stretched out because they are at the edges of the Sun in the original images. As the STEREO spacecraft continue to move further around to the farside of the sun, imaging in this part of the globe will improve. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/STEREO/SECCHI STEREO Sun360
Teaser video for STEREO Sun360 press conference For complete transcript, click here . STEREO Sun360 Teaser