Hinode's High-Resolution View of the Sun
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A new sunspot collided with an existing sunspot which built up a highly sheared magnetic configuration. This resulted in a solar flare on December 13, 2006.
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This movie opens with a full solar disk view from SOHO/MDI and zooms into the high-spatial and temporal resolution view from the Hinode SOT G-band filter.
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A full disk view of the Sun from SOHO/MDI.
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A close-up view of the sunspot of December 13, 2006 as seen by SOHO/MDI. Solar granulation is visible around the spots.
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Now we see the same sunspots through the high-resolution optical camera on Hinode.
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Here is a view of the flare in the optical band, a brighter 'thread' near the lower edge of the upper spot and a bright knot near the center of the lower spot.
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Another view of the flare in the optical band, a brighter 'thread' near the lower edge of the upper spot and a bright knot near the center of the lower spot.
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The sunspot continues to evolve.
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