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RHESSI Observes the Flare over AR9906 - No time tags

Close-up view of the solar active region AR9906 on April 21, 2002 with TRACE data and RHESSI. RHESSI observes x-rays from this flare. The red contours represent the 12-25 keV photon energy range and the blue contours represent 50-100 keV.

Movie of AR9906 flare with RHESSI & TRACE.    Movie of AR9906 flare with RHESSI & TRACE.
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Initial appearance of emission in 12-25 keV.    Initial appearance of emission in 12-25 keV.

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Upflow viewed in TRACE appears at the center of the RHESSI emission.    Upflow viewed in TRACE appears at the center of the RHESSI emission.

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RHESSI emission expands to an arc, apparently around the limb of the Sun.    RHESSI emission expands to an arc, apparently around the limb of the Sun.

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TRACE emission brightens in RHESSI 12-25keV contours and new RHESSI emission at 50-100keV appears on the solar surface.    TRACE emission brightens in RHESSI 12-25keV contours and new RHESSI emission at 50-100keV appears on the solar surface.

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Last gasps of x-ray emission from this flare.    Last gasps of x-ray emission from this flare.

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Video slate image reads    Video slate image reads "RHESSI Observes the Flare over AR9906 (No time tags).

Close-up view of the solar active region AR9906 on April 21, 2002 with TRACE data and RHESSI. RHESSI observes x-rays from this flare. The red contours represent the 12-25 keV photon energy range and the blue contours represent 50-100 keV.".

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Animation Number:2459
Completed:2002-06-03
Animator:Tom Bridgman (GST) (Lead)
Scientists:Brian Dennis (NASA/GSFC)
 Robert Lin (University of California, Berkeley)
 Peter T. Gallagher (L-3 Communications Analytics Corporation/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:RHESSI/X-ray Imaging Spectrometer
 TRACE
Data Collected:2002/04/21T00:36:49UT-2002/04/21T02:04:42UT
Series:The Active Sun
Video:SVS2002-0014 *
Keywords:
SVS >> Active Region 9906
SVS >> Coronal Loop
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/20020605rhessi.html
 
 
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