The Sun at 1.25mm

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nrao_Gallery_nrao16cb20c  

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

This full map of the Sun at a wavelength of 1.25 mm was taken with a single ALMA antenna using a so-called "fast-scanning" technique. The accuracy and speed of observing with a single ALMA antenna makes it possible to produce a low-resolution map of the entire solar disk in just a few minutes. Such images can be used in their own right for scientific purposes, showing the distribution of temperatures in the chromosphere, the region of the solar atmosphere that lies just above the visible surface of the Sun.

Provider: National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Image Source: https://public.nrao.edu/news/2017-alma-solar-campaign/

Curator: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Sun • the Sun
Subject - Solar System
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Young Stellar Object

Distance Details Distance

Position Details Position Details

Position (FK5)
RA = 17h 43m 51.8s
DEC = -23° 23’ 7.1”
Constellation
Sagittarius
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ID
Gallery_nrao16cb20c
Subject Category
A.3.1.2  
Subject Name
Sun, the Sun
Credits
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
Release Date
Lightyears
1.6E-5
Redshift
1.6E-5
Reference Url
https://public.nrao.edu/news/2017-alma-solar-campaign/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
2015-12-18T18:39
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
FK5
Equinox
2000
Reference Value
2.659657083333E+02, -2.338529277778E+01
Reference Dimension
600, 600
Reference Pixel
301, 301
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
SIN
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NRAO/AUI/NSF
URL
https://public.nrao.edu
Name
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Email
outreach@nrao.edu
Telephone
Address
520 Edgemont Road
City
Charlottesville
State/Province
Virginia
Postal Code
22903
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Publisher
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Publisher ID
nrao
Resource ID
Resource URL
/image/nrao/Gallery_nrao16cb20c
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Metadata Date
2018-05-04T14:34:37-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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