Hinode's High-resolution view of solar granulation

  • Released Thursday, March 22, 2007
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This zoom-in from a full view of the Hinode Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) (the same as in animation 3411) shows details of solar granulation and how rapidly it changes.

This movie starts with a full view of the Hinode SOT field and zooms in to show details of the solar granulation and how it changes with time.

The full Hinode SOT field-of-view.

The full Hinode SOT field-of-view.

Close-up view of the solar granulation.

Close-up view of the solar granulation.

Another view of the granulation where significant change is visible over the four hours of the data collection.

Another view of the granulation where significant change is visible over the four hours of the data collection.

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This page was originally published on Thursday, March 22, 2007.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT.

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