Sun  ID: 4178

As Seen by STEREO-B: The Carrington-Class CME of 2012

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on July 23, 2014
Like SDO, STEREO-B did not have a direct view of the coronal mass ejection (CME) launched by the sun on July 23, 2012. However, the active region involved was very close to the limb of the sun (lower left quadrant) and STEREO-B provided an excellent view of plasma launched in both ultraviolet light and the white-light coronagraph.
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In this sequence from the STEREO-B, 304 angstrom ultraviolet filter, we see the CME rising from the lower left limb of the sun.
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In this sequence from STEREO-B, we see more of the CME rising above the sun in the COR-2 imager.
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In this sequence from the STEREO-B, 195 angstrom ultraviolet filter, we see the CME rising from the lower left limb of the sun.
 

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Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Producer
Joe Gurman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
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Missions:
SDO
STEREO

Data Used:
STEREO-B/Extreme UltraViolet Imager/195 Angstroms also referred to as: EUVI
Observed Data - 2012-07-23T00:00:00 - 2012-07-23T23:59:59
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STEREO-B/Extreme UltraViolet Imager/304 Angstroms also referred to as: EUVI
Observed Data - 2012-07-23T00:00:00 - 2012-07-23T23:59:59
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STEREO-B/Coronograph 2 also referred to as: COR2
Observed Data - 2012-07-23T00:00:00 - 2012-07-23T23:59:59
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The Carrington-Class CME of 2012

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Solar Wind
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Ultraviolet
SVS >> Space Weather
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Heliophysics
SVS >> STEREO
SVS >> Corona
NASA Science >> Sun
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Coronal Mass Ejections
SVS >> Visible Light Imaging
SVS >> Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging
SVS >> EUV Imaging

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0

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