Solar 'Grand Slam'

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

SOHO/EIT views solar 'Grand Slam'

SOHO/EIT views solar 'Grand Slam' - with Zoom

A full view of the sun at 195 Angstroms from SOHO/EIT. The time covers July 15-23, 2002. Four X-class flares erupted: an X3.0 on July 15, an X1.8 on July 18, a X3.3 on July 20 and an X4.0 on July 23.

A view of the sun at 195 Angstroms from SOHO/EIT. The time covers July 15-23, 2002. Four X-class flares erupted: an X3.0 on July 15, an X1.8 on July 18, a X3.3 on July 20 and an X4.0 on July 23. The version zooms in slightly to the flare region.

The X3.0 flare at AR 10030

Metadata

  • Sensor

    SOHO/EIT

  • Animation ID

    2495

  • Video ID

    SVS2002-0017

  • Start Timecode

    01:06:50:00

  • End Timecode

    01:08:22:10

  • Animator

    Tom Bridgman

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Writer

    William Steigerwald

  • Visualization Date

    2002/07/25

  • Scientist

    Joe Gurman (NASA/GSFC)

  • Keywords

    Sun, Solar Active Region, Solar Flare, Active Region 10030, Active Region 10036, Active Region 10039

  • DLESE Subject

    Space science

  • Imagemods

    Some data gaps were filled using the corresponding locations in the previous image.

  • Data Date

    2002/07/15T00:00:11UT-2002/07/23T18:12:12UT

  • Animation Type

    Regular