Previous Animation Next Animation RHESSI Observes the Flare over AR9906 - rotate view with times Zoom in (with rotation) to solar active region AR9906 on April 21, 2002 with SOHO/EIT,TRACE and RHESSI data. 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. Duration: 28.0 seconds Available formats:   640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   15 MB   320x240     JPEG         6 KB   720x480 (29.97 fps) DV             119 MB How to play our movies    Initial appearance of emission in 12-25 keV. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    Upflow viewed in TRACE appears at the center of the RHESSI emission. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 3 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     17 KB    RHESSI emission expands to an arc, apparently around the limb of the Sun. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     12 KB    TRACE emission brightens in RHESSI 12-25keV contours and new RHESSI emission at 50-100keV appears on the solar surface. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     13 KB    Last gasps of x-ray emission from this flare. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   160 x 80           PNG       20 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     13 KB   80 x 40             PNG         6 KB    Video slate image reads "RHESSI Observes the Flare over AR9906 (rotate view with times). Zoom in (with rotation) to solar active region AR9906 on April 21, 2002 with SOHO/EIT,TRACE and RHESSI data. 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." Available formats:   720 x 528         JPEG   128 KB   320 x 234         PNG     358 KB Animation Number: 2462 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 (2002/04/21T00:36:49UT-2002/04/21T02:04:42UT)   SOHO/Extreme-UV Imaging Telescope (EIT)/195 Angstroms (2002/04/21T00:36:49UT-2002/04/21T02:04:42UT)   TRACE/195 Angstroms (2002/04/21T00:36:49UT-2002/04/21T02:04:42UT) 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     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio *Please note: the SVS does not fulfill requests for copies of the tapes in our library. On some of our animation pages, there is a direct link to a video distribution service from which tapes, handled by the Public Affairs Office (PAO)/Goddard TV, including some of our animations may be ordered. General information on this service can be found here. Back to Top

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