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SOHO - keeping an eye on the Sun for 12 years
 
4 December 2007

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This video shows activity on the Sun over an entire solar cycle.

It is composed of images from the Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) on board the SOHO satellite, taken at a wavelength of 19.5 nanometres, shown in green. It shows plasma at a temperature of about 1.5 million kelvin.

Credits: SOHO/EIT (ESA & NASA)

 
 
Sun over an entire cycle
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This is a composite of several images taken by the Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) on board SOHO, taken at a wavelength of 30.4 nanometres, shown in orange. It shows plasma at a temperature of about 60 000 – 80 000 Kelvin. The images were taken over an entire solar cycle and illustrate the changes in solar activity.

Credits: SOHO/EIT (ESA & NASA)
 
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Sun over an entire cycle
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This is a composite of several images taken by the Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) on board SOHO, taken at a wavelength of 17.1 nanometres, shown in blue. It shows plasma at a temperature of about 1 million Kelvin. The images were shot over an entire solar cycle and illustrate the changes in solar activity.

Credits: SOHO/EIT (ESA & NASA)
 
 
Sun over an entire cycle
Download:
 HI-RES JPG (Size: 798 kb)
This is a composite of several images taken by the Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) on board SOHO, taken at a wavelength of 19.5 nanometres, shown in green. It shows plasma at a temperature of about 1.5 million Kelvin. The images were taken over an entire solar cycle and illustrate the changes in solar activity.

Credits: SOHO/EIT (ESA & NASA)
 
 
Sun over an entire cycle
Download:
 HI-RES JPG (Size: 1032 kb)
This is a composite of several images taken by the Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) on board SOHO, taken at a wavelength of 28.4 nanometres, shown in yellow. It shows plasma at a temperature of about 2 million Kelvin. The images were taken over an entire solar cycle and illustrate the changes in solar activity.

Credits: SOHO/EIT (ESA & NASA)
 
 
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