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GOES/SXI views the Sun in X-rays (3 Channels) (2003)

2003 · Short film

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The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) aboard GOES-12 went online for full-time operation on January 22, 2003. It provides full-disk X-ray images of the Sun updated every few minutes. This movie combines three channels from the imager with red covering 0.6-2.0 nanometers wavelength, green covering 0.6-4.0 nanometers wavelength, and blue covering ~0.6-6.0 nanometers wavelength. Note: SXI three-channel view of the Sun. Data collected on October 21, 2001 at 00:06:44. Animator: Tom Bridgman (GST).…

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SVS-2690

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