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First Flare movie for the RHESSI instrument (speed 52x normal)
An animation of an M-class flare viewed by the RHESSI instrument on February 20, 2002. On tape, this version plays at a speed of two video frames corresponding to 3.5 seconds of data collection time. The flare was located at -17.8 degrees South, 9.8 degrees West (heliographic coordinates) in NOAA active region number 9830.

Movie zoomed in on the RHESSI flare and played at a slower speed.    Movie zoomed in on the RHESSI flare and played at a slower speed.
Duration: 6.0 seconds
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Full Sun at 195 Angstroms from SOHO-EIT.    Full Sun at 195 Angstroms from SOHO-EIT.

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First x-ray flash visible to RHESSI. The color scale runs from red (low intensity) thru green to blue (highest intensity).    First x-ray flash visible to RHESSI. The color scale runs from red (low intensity) thru green to blue (highest intensity).

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First flare location fades as second flash is on the rise.    First flare location fades as second flash is on the rise.

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X-rays from the second portion of this flare event.    X-rays from the second portion of this flare event.

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The event in Hydrogen-alpha from Big Bear Solar Observatory. Early stage of gas ejection.    The event in Hydrogen-alpha from Big Bear Solar Observatory. Early stage of gas ejection.

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The event in Hydrogen-alpha from Big Bear Solar Observatory. Later stage of gas ejection.    The event in Hydrogen-alpha from Big Bear Solar Observatory. Later stage of gas ejection.

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None    None

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Animation Number:2403
Animator:Tom Bridgman (SVS) (Lead)
Completed:2002-03-13
Scientists:Brian Dennis (NASA/GSFC)
 Robert Lin (University of California, Berkeley)
 Peter T. Gallagher (L-3 Communications Analytics Corporation/GSFC)
Instrument:RHESSI/X-ray Imaging Spectrometer
Data sets:Big Bear Solar Observatory/H-alpha
 SOHO/EIT 195
Data Collected:(2002-02-20T20:48:11.142Z)-(2002-02-20T21:23:48.068Z)
Series:RHESSI First Release
Video:SVS2002-0014 *
Keywords:
SVS >> Active Region 9830
SVS >> Hydrogen-Alpha
SVS >> Solar Active Region
DLESE >> Space science
SVS >> Sun
SVS >> X-ray
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20020320hessixray.html
 
 
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