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SDO is helping us to understand the how and why of the Sun's magnetic changes. It will determine how the magnetic field is generated and structured, and how the stored magnetic energy is released into the heliosphere and geospace. SDO data and analysis will also help us develop the ability to predict the solar variations that influence life on Earth and humanity's technological systems.
SDO measures the properties of the Sun and solar activity. There are few types of measurements but many of them will be taken. For example, the surface velocity is measured by HMI. This data can be used for many different studies. One is the surface rotation rate, which must be removed to study the others. After subtracting the rotation, you have the oscillation and convective velocities. The latter look like billows of storm clouds covering the Sun. Hot gas moves outward at the center of the billows and downward at the edges, just like boiling water. By looking at these velocities you can see how sunspots affect the convection zone. By looking at a long sequence of data (more than 30 days), you see the oscillations of the Sun (like the picture). These patterns can be used to look into and through the Sun.
NASA APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day for 2013 August 20!
It was cloudy in Missoula for the transit of Venus, so I watched it on the web. Here is a false-color RGB composite of the Sun and Venus on June 5 2012 at 23:58 UTC. Loops and prominences of hot gas are erupting into the Sun's corona, or upper atmosphere. Since the Sun's coronal gases are hotter than the 5800K (5500ºC) surface, they glow at ultraviolet "colors" instead of the surface's familiar white light. These particular wavelengths are UV light emitted by multiply ionized iron, at temperatures from 600,000K to 2,000,000K. Coloring three different B&W images red, green and blue as if they represented visible light makes a sensible color image out of normally invisible light.
Quick link to highest resolution version.
Original extreme UV images at 171Å (B), 193Å (G) and 211Å (R) are from the SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) satellite's AIA (Atmospheric Imaging Assembly) camera.
Source images courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.
AIA 171 & HMIB ]
I've been rather obsessed with NASA's SDO for a while, and keep a data window open in the background whenever I'm online, and I grab snips and downloads of the data and of course the solar images. This was from yesterday, and there appears to perhaps be some sort of calibration afoot. I didn't see it on the schedule, but fun stuff nonetheless.
Thank you as always for stopping by -- & thank you, SDO, for the amazing resources/data that you make available to, for instance, OCD-afflicted folks... ;)
[ Some basic background stuff: "Launched in 2010, SDO is NASA's most advanced solar mission to date. It studies the sun's interior, its atmosphere, called the corona, and the impacts on Earth's upper atmosphere and nearby space environment."
Image courtesy NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams. ]
A large solar prominence seen by NASA's SDO spacecraft on April 11, 2011 at approximately 5pm EDT.
I put an image of Earth at upper right to show actual approximate scale.
Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams. Edited by J. Major.
See more images and video from SDO here: sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
This image shows a comparison between the Earth and the Sun. The Sun is about 109 times the size of the Earth.
This rough comparison shows the size of an eruption on June 15, 2023.
In this image, the northern hemisphere is up and the southern hemisphere down.
This image is in false colors. Combination with AIA335, AIA304 and AIA171
Observed by SDO on June 15, 2023 at a wavelength of 304 A, 335 A and 171 A.
The wavelength is ultraviolet for the sun. Earth is in visible light.
Sun credit : NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.
Earth credit : JAXA/ISAS/PSI/Thomas Thomopoulos
Edition, choice of filter combination, composition with Earth and post process : Thomas Thomopoulos
Visualisation and process of SDO image with Jhelioviewer
A burst of fast material from the sun generates magnetic reconnection events in Earth's magnetic field. This eventually sends high-speed electrons and protons into Earth's upper atmosphere to form aurorae.
Credit: NASA Goddard's Conceptual Image Lab
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A detail view of a filament launch in the SDO AIA 304 band.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/SVS/SDO
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A detail view of a filament launch in the SDO AIA 304 band.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/SVS/SDO
To read more about this animation go to: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/first-light.html
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the nation's largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe.
This image shows an approximative comparison between the Earth and the Sun. The Sun is about 109 times the size of the Earth.
This rough comparison shows the size of an eruption on March 7, 2023.
The solar eruption took place in the north hemisphere of the Sun, at around 40 degrees.
In this image, the northern hemisphere is up and the southern hemisphere down.
This image is in false colors. Combinaison with AIA335, AIA304 and AIA171
Observed by SDO on March 7, 2023 at a wavelength of 304 A, 335 A and 171 A.
The wavelength is ultraviolet for the sun. Earth is in visible light.
Sun credit : NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.
Earth credit : JAXA/ISAS/PSI/Thomas Thomopoulos
Edition, choice of filter combination, composition with Earth and post process : Thomas Thomopoulos
Visualisation and process of SDO image with Jhelioviewer
I was always a fan of the Leyland Tiger Cub and when Sunderland District Omnibus took a batch of 15 with the always smart Saro bodies as here, combined with the pleasing SDO half Navy and half White livery, they appeared futuristic compared to the many half cabs which had preceded them in the fleet. Two speed Eaton axles were standard on arrival, although on OUP 660, this was locked out until later in its life. In this Sunderland town centre view, the Tiger Cub badge has been replaced by the SDO logo on 263 - not something which happened on every vehicle however. The specified drop windows offered the opportunity for better air circulation and internally the mid-Blue moquette seating created an all round 'easy on the eye' appeal. These 1954 arrivals lasted until 1967 when 263 passed via Martins (dealer) for further service with Silcox of Pembroke Dock. Sadly not one was saved for preservation.
This video was taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. Which has a 24/7 view of the sun, thanks to its stationary geosynchronous orbit high above Earth.
Recorded on September 15th-21st 2015, NASA/SDO's 7-day time lapse of the sun. Which captured an image of an M2 class solar flare facing Earth on Sep 19th. (Displayed at 193 ångströms) (0.0000000193 m).
The M2.0 CME sparked terrestrial aurora that was powerful enough to be seen in the Northern portion of the Continental United states.
On the night of September 20th, I was fortunate enough to experience a deep black cloudless night sky, and captured many beautiful images of the Aurora, peeking out from the northern horizon over Lake Michigan.
Credit and thanks to: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory/Atmospheric Imaging Assembly.
This clip is provided, Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.
NASA SDO satellite photo from earlier today with my addition of scale. I missed capturing the coronal mass ejection (CME) by 30 minutes. Grrrrrrr.
SDO 232J - Ex Army 87ET87. AEC Militant O.870 6x6 recovery vehicle. Nostalgia Show, South Cerney on 27th July 2003
An AIA 304 image of forked coronal loops on the Sun's northwest limb on January 16, 2012 (11:14 UTC). Cropped and edited for detail.
See more SDO images at sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA team.
Full disk view of a filament launch in the SDO AIA 304 band.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/SVS/SDO
To read more about this animation go to: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/first-light.html
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the nation's largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V with NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory aboard launches from Space Launch Complex 41. SDO is the first satellite of NASA's Living with a Star program.
Feb. 11, 2010
Impressive eruption observed by the SDO on July 17, 2023 - Long-lasting intensity close to class X, peak around 00:00 UT
This image shows an approximative comparison between the Earth and the Sun. The Sun is about 109 times the size of the Earth.
This rough comparison shows more the intensity of an eruption on July 17, 2023.
In this image, the northern hemisphere is up and the southern hemisphere down.
This image is in false colors. Combination with AIA304, AIA171 and AIA 131.
Observed by SDO on July 17, 2023 at a wavelength of 304 A, 171 A and 131 A.
The wavelength is ultraviolet for the sun. Earth is in visible light.
Sun credit : NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.
Earth credit : JAXA/ISAS/PSI - Processing : Thomas Thomopoulos
Edition, choice of filter combination and colorisation, composition with Earth and post process : Thomas Thomopoulos
Visualisation and process of SDO image with Jhelioviewer
Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) saw both the Moon (upper right) and the Earth (upper left) partially block the sun (Sept. 1, 2016 at 7:33 UT). Just before this image was taken, the Earth totally blocked the sun for a while. SDO orbits 22,000 miles above the Earth in a highly elliptical orbit that sometimes puts the Moon or Earth in front of the sun. The sun image was taken in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. Only once before have both been there at the same time. Note that the edge of the moon is quite crisp because it has no atmosphere. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA.
An erupting prominence observed by SDO on March 30, 2010. False colors trace different plasma temperatures. Red is relatively cool (60,000 K); green and yellow are hotter (1,400,000 - 2,200,000 K).
Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO/AIA
To read more about this movie go to: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/first-light.html
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Prost. 8^)
AIA 131 during an "SDO Eclipse" -- Twice a year, "Earth can pass directly between the Sun and NASA's SDO ..." ]
[ Thank you, NASA/SDO, and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams -- and spaceweather[dot]com -- for the wonderful data/resources. ]
The moon passes in front
Image cropping - this image is in false colors. SDO give a red filter to AIA304 filter.
Observed by SDO on May 20, 2023 at a wavelength of 304 A.
The wavelength is ultraviolet, allowing us to observe helium losing two electrons.
The temperature oscillates between 40,000 and 60,000 degrees.
Credit: NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.
An arc of plasma follows an erupting magnetic line halfway before fading out in this section of an SDO image (AIA 171) taken today, September 25 2010.
Image adjusted to enhance detail.
Courtesy NASA (SDO) and the AIA consortium. Edited by J. Major.
Edited SDO image (one of the most famous it has taken) of a huge filament from the sun, several years ago.
This video shows the launch of SDO from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on February 11, 2010. A rendering of SDO entering orbit and deploying its solar panels and high-gain antennas follows. Each instrument is then shown opening their doors to let the Sun in.
Credit: NASA Goddard's Conceptual Image Lab
To read more about this animation go to: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/briefing-materials-20...
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the nation's largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe.
RGB with 3 filters (211, 193 and 171)
Sun taken by SDO on november 27th 2022
Credit : NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams
RGB processing : Thomas Thomopoulos
The Moon came in between the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite and the Sun (seen here in extreme ultraviolet light) and produced a partial solar eclipse from space. For 1 hour and 41 minutes team SDO observed the lunar transit. This event only happens a few times a year, but it does give the SDO team an opportunity to better understand the AIA instrument on SDO and give it a fine-tuning. The sharp edge of the lunar limb helps researchers measure the in-orbit characteristics of the telescope, e.g., how light diffracts around the telescope's optics and filter support grids. Once these are calibrated, it is possible to correct SDO data for instrumental effects and sharpen the images even more than before.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is currently in an orbit that brings the Earth between it and the Sun nearly once a day. When this happens the Sun is blocked by the Earth, but on occasion SDO's cameras capture the transitional phase; this is one such image!
Taken with SDO's AIA 171 sensor, it shows the Sun peeking out from behind the blurry line of Earth's atmosphere. Coronal loops are active on the Sun's eastern limb.
Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.
This is a re-work of an earlier image in Sunderland District Omnibus Company (SDO) livery. I’ve presumed that the same bus was repainted in the National Bus Company-style livery but have no firm evidence of this. SDO was one of four companies to adopt a blue version of NBC corporate livery - in this case, the original SDO midnight blue rather than the lighter ‘standard’ shade that was only used by Jones of Aberbeeg. It lacked the elegance of the original SDO scheme whilst failing to project the modern image of the NBC and was relatively short-lived (11-Aug-24).
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The Sun is slashed in half as Earth's atmosphere blocks it from the view of NASA's SDO spacecraft in this image, taken on April 1, 2011. (No foolin'!)
AIA 304 image.
Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.
On October 19, the Sun blew off a towering plume of plasma, as seen here by NASA's SDO. Credit: NASA/SDO
This image shows an approximative comparison between the Earth and the Sun. The Sun is about 109 times the size of the Earth.
This rough comparison shows the size of an eruption on March 7, 2023.
The solar eruption took place in the northern hemisphere of the Sun at around 40 degrees.
In this image, the northern hemisphere is up and the southern hemisphere is down.
Image cropping - this image is in false colors. SDO give a red filter to AIA304 filter.
Observed by SDO on March 7, 2023 at a wavelength of 304 A.
The wavelength of the sun is ultraviolet, allowing us to observe helium losing two electrons.
The temperature oscillates between 40,000 and 60,000 degrees.
Sun credit : NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.
Sun is in UV
Earth credit : JAXA/ISAS/PSI/Thomas Thomopoulos
Earth is in visible light
Edition, cropping and composition with Earth : Thomas Thomopoulos
Visualisation of SDO image with Jhelioviewer
Phenomenon as a hot pixel on image : sdoisgo.blogspot.com/2011/04/proton-hits-and-hot-pixels.h...
30-second teaser video introducing the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
To lean more about SDO go to: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/briefing-materials-20...
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the nation's largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe.
Detail from an AIA 171 SDO image taken June 21, 2010. Rotated appx. 90º cw, cropped and adjusted to bring out detail.
Read more about this image here: lightsinthedark.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/as-the-day-is-long/.
Image credit: SDO (NASA) and the AIA consortium.
(Edited by J. Major.)