VIDEO: Active Region 1429 on 2012-03-31

This video shows Active Region 1429 for 36 hours on 2012-03-30/31 It is made with data from SDO's AIA 171Å channel. The 171Å filter shows coronal loops and arcs extending off of the Sun where plasma is moving along magnetic field lines. Most of what you see in this video is activity in the corona and upper transition region.

SDO Composite Images from 2012-03-25

This is what the Sun looks like from the SDO right now. The composites are combinations of various images from the AIA filters. They allow us to study the interaction of several levels of the solar atmosphere all at once.

SDO Composite Images from 2012-03-14

Composite image made from today's SDO AIA 211Å, 193Å, and 171Å data.

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Composite image made from today's SDO AIA 94Å, 335Å, and 193Å data.

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Composite image made from today's SDO AIA 304Å, 211Å, and 171Å data.

3D Sun from the SDO

This is a 3D image of the Sun today. It was created by overlaying two images acquired by the SDO's AIA 171Å filter. The images were gathered about an hour apart. One was used for the red channel and one for the cyan. To see this properly in 3D you'll need to view it with standard anaglyph (red/cyan) 3D glasses. To get the best view, click on the image to bring it up in the full 1024x1024 size.

SDO Composite Images from 2012-03-04

This montage of the most recent SDO data from theAtmospheric Imaging Assembly highlights Active Region 1429 rotating into view on the eastern limb. The upper left image shows the photosphere, the visible light from the Sun gathered by the 4500Å filter. You can see sunspots in this wavelength. The other three images are composites of various other channels. These types of composite images let us see several levels of the solar atmosphere at once.

VIDEO: Active Region 1423 on 2012-03-01

This video shows Active Region 1423 for 15 hours today, from 04:00 to 19:00. It is made with data from SDO's AIA 171Å channel. The 171Å filter shows coronal loops and arcs extending off of the Sun where plasma is moving along magnetic field lines. Most of what you see in this video is activity in the corona and upper transition region.

SDO Composite Images from 2012-02-29

This is a montage of the most recent data from the SDO's Atmospheric Imaging Assembly. The upper left shows the photosphere, the visible light from the Sun gathered by the 4500Å filter. You can see sunspots in this wavelength. The other three images are composites of various other channels. These types of composite images let us see several levels of the solar atmosphere at once.