A Slice of Light: How IRIS Observes the Sun

  • Released Friday, June 26, 2015
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On June 27, 2013, NASA launched IRIS, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph. IRIS gives us our first detailed image of a layer of the sun’s atmosphere called the chromosphere. Boasting the highest temporal and spatial resolution to date, IRIS provides imagery and a special kind of data called spectra. In this video, we will look at IRIS data from a solar flare on March 11, 2015.

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This page was originally published on Friday, June 26, 2015.
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  • How IRIS Sees the Sun (ID: 2015050)
    Friday, June 26, 2015 at 4:00AM
    Produced by - Will Duquette (NASA)