The Spinning Sunspot

  • Released Monday, December 10, 2001
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Zoom-in to the sunspot group and watch it rotate

Full sun view with SOHO-MDI data

Full sun view with SOHO-MDI data

Close-up on the sunspot group

Close-up on the sunspot group

Merging of the small spot with the larger spot

Merging of the small spot with the larger spot

Final view of the merged and rotated sunspot

Final view of the merged and rotated sunspot

Slate title from video tape reads, 'SOHO and TRACE View a Spinning Sunspot.'

Slate title from video tape reads, 'SOHO and TRACE View a Spinning Sunspot.'

For More Information

See http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20011210insidesun.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Monday, December 10, 2001.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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