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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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Series of Images from SOHO
Title
Series of Images from SOHO
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Full Description:
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The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a joint project of the European Space Agency and NASA, took this sequence of images with the Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope, one of the observatory's 12 instruments. Easily visible on the lower left side is an "eruptive prominence" or blob of 60,000 F (33,315 C) gas measuring more than 80,000 miles (128,747 km) long. When the observatory took the image on February 11, 1996, the blob was traveling at more than 15,000 mph (24,140 kph). Eruptions such as these occur when a significant amount of cool dense plasma or ionized gas escapes from the low-level magnetic fields in the Sun's atmosphere. When they occur, they sometimes disrupt power and communications. With SOHO, scientists hope to observe these events more often and perhaps get a better idea of how they occur. SOHO observed these events during the minimum phase of the Sun's 11-year activity cycle.
Full_Description
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a joint project of the European Space Agency and NASA, took this sequence of images with the Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope, one of the observatory's 12 instruments. Easily visible on the lower left side is an "eruptive prominence" or blob of 60,000 F (33,315 C) gas measuring more than 80,000 miles (128,747 km) long. When the observatory took the image on February 11, 1996, the blob was traveling at more than 15,000 mph (24,140 kph). Eruptions such as these occur when a significant amount of cool dense plasma or ionized gas escapes from the low-level magnetic fields in the Sun's atmosphere. When they occur, they sometimes disrupt power and communications. With SOHO, scientists hope to observe these events more often and perhaps get a better idea of how they occur. SOHO observed these events during the minimum phase of the Sun's 11-year activity cycle.
Full Description
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Date:
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02/11/1996
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NASA Center:
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Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA_Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Center
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Publication Information:
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Please note that the image number assigned to this image is not an official NASA number. It is for GRIN database purposes only.
Publication_Informat ion
Please note that the image number assigned to this image is not an official NASA number. It is for GRIN database purposes only.
Publication Information
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Subject Category:
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Sun
Subject_Category
Sun
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Space
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Keywords:
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European
Keywords
European
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Agency
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Keywords:
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ESA
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Keywords:
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and
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Keywords:
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Ultraviolet
Keywords
Ultraviolet
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Sun
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Keywords:
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Solar
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Keywords:
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Observatory
Keywords
Observatory
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Telescope
Keywords
Telescope
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Imaging
Keywords
Imaging
Keywords
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Keywords:
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SOHO
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Keywords:
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Heliospheric
Keywords
Heliospheric
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Extreme
Keywords
Extreme
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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SOHO
facet_what
SOHO
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
facet_what
Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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February 11, 1996
facet_when
February 11, 1996
facet_when
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facet_when:
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02-11-1996
facet_when
02-11-1996
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1996
facet_when_year
1996
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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091
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0120
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0120
UID
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Center:
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GSFC
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Center Number:
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091
Center_Number
091
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000120
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000120
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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