ISTP Cinemas Presents...  

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The Sun
• NEW: Slinky after July 14 Flare

From the TRACE satellite, this movie shows the evolution of the magnetic arcade that lit up after the big flare of July 14, 2000. The exposures have been rescaled to the same peak intensity to show the evolution of the central bright region. This causes the surroundings of the flare site to apparently dim markedly as the flare reaches peak brightness. The field of view is 230,000 by 170,000 km. (6M QT)
• Nine Months of the Corona

From the MK3 coronameter at the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory,this movie shows nine months of white-light solar coronal images. (787K MPEG)
• The Sun (Magnetogram) over Thirty Days

See the Sun rotate with this Java movie; you can trace active regions (clusters of dark and light) over time. (370K JAVA)
• Two Days of the Corona

Watch this movie of SOHO's LASCO coronagraph data to see changes in the Sun's corona and maybe a comet or two. (3324K GIF)
• Yohkoh 1992

X-ray emissions from the Sun formed the images that make up this Yohkoh satellite movie.  The movie shows data for the entire year of 1992.  (485K MPEG)
• Yohkoh 1993

The Yohkoh satellite images the Sun in soft x-rays; this movie shows solar images from 1993-1994 (from the Space Movie Archive).  (959K AVI)
• Yohkoh Sun-Diver

Dive toward the Sun in this close-up x-ray movie from the Yohkoh satellite; zoom over solar active regions.  (670K MPEG)

The Sun Acts Up
 

• Convection on the Solar Surface

This movie shows convection cells on the surface of the Sun, constantly in motion.  (819K MPEG)
• Prominence Eruption

The Mauna Loa Solar Observatory made this movie of an erupting prominence on September 4, 1995.  (165K MPEG)
• Solar Convection

An animation showing convection in the Sun.  (383KMPEG)
• Solar Eclipse

The eclipse of May 10, 1994, as seen from the Kirkwood Observatory in Bloomington, IN, is preserved in this movie.  (346KMPEG)
• Solar Prominences

This movie from the Space Movie Archive shows magnetic prominences on the Sun. (1.1M AVI)
• Solar Twister Animation

This animation is an artist's impression of a solar tornado, but it certainly looks real! (6K GIF)
• Total Solar Eclipse

Fred Espenak of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center made this movie of the October 24, 1995, total eclipse over Rajasthan, India. (924K MPEG)
• Two Comets Fly into the Sun

LASCO coronagraph data went into this MPEG movie showing two comets flying into the sun, plus a bonus coronal mass ejection. (508KMPEG)
• Yohkoh Loops

Soft x-rays coming from the Sun showed the Yohkoh satellite these images of magnetic loops towering over the solar surface (from the Space Movie Archive).  (950K QT)


Interplanetary Space
 
• CME Animation

An animation of a coronal mass ejection moving toward Earth (from the Storms from the Sun poster). (800K QT)
• Solar Wind Model

A model of the solar wind from the January 1997 magnetic cloud event.  (144K GIF)


The Magnetosphere
 
• Formation of the Ring Current

A simulation of the formation of the ring current inthe Earth's magnetosphere.  (2.5M MPEG)
• January 1997 Magentopause

A simulation of the effect of the January 1997 magnetic cloud event on the magnetopause.  (WARNING -- 12.2M QT)
• Magnetic Field Reversal

This animation simulates the reversal of the Earth's magnetic poles over time.  (1.5M MPEG)
• Magnetosphere "Demo"

From Windowsto the Universe, this movie is an instructional video on the interaction between the solar wind and the magnetosphere. (2.9M QT)
• No ReconnectionMovie

A simulation of no magnetic reconnection from the University of Iowa. (1.7M GIF)
• Particle Injection into the Cusp (global view)

This simulation shows ion trajectories in a northward-IMF magnetic field configuration obtained from a global three-dimensional MHD simulation.   (300K MPEG)
• Reconnection Movie

A simulation of magnetic reconnection from the University of Iowa. (1.8M GIF)

The Earth
 

• Earth and Moon

As the Galileo satellite left Earth, it took this movie of the Earth and the Moon and their motions.  (247K QT)
• Earth Climate

A rotating Earth with different colors showing the various climates on our planet, from white and icy to yellow and dry. (475K MPEG)
• Earth Trip

Take a virtual voyage over the Earth with this movie,watching geographic features go by as you fly over the surface of our planet. (217K MPEG)
• GMS Earth

From the GMS-4 satellite, this movie shows the Earth with clouds and sometimes with a dark side.  (645K MPEG)
• Hurricane Andrew

Watch Hurricane Andrew roar across the southern United States with this weather-map movie.  (852K MPEG)
• Meteosat Globe

This movie from the Meteosat 3 satellite shows cloud cover over the Earth -- exactly what the weather was on December 6, 1994. (695K MPEG)
• Rotating Earth

A movie of the Earth rotating, showing features such as mountains and ocean trenches. (2.2M MPEG)


The Aurora
 
• April Event in PIXIE

Polar/PIXIE movie of the aurora in x-rays during the April 1997 Sun-Earth connection event.  (488K GIF)
• All-SkyAurora

An all-sky camera took this movie of a purple aurora twisting across the northern sky (from the SpaceMovie Archive).  (1.2M AVI)
• Auroral Event, 22 October 1999 -- VIS Gold-Colored

The Visible Imaging System Earth Camera on Polar capured these images of the auroral storm that occurred over the United States on 22 October 1999. (629K GIF)
• Auroral Event, 22 October 1999 -- VIS Multi-Colored

The VIS Earth Camera on Polar capured these images of the auroral storm
that occurred over the United States on 22 October 1999.  This version is in a multicolored presentation to highlight the extreme variability of the aurora. (831K GIF)
• Auroral Event, 22 October 1999 -- UVI

The Ultra Violet Imager on Polar capured these movies of the auroral storm that occurred over the United States on 22 October 1999.
 UVI Movie (2.6M GIF)
 Full Sequence from 0630-1230 UT (WARNING: 18.1M GIF)
 Event from 0630-0900 UT (7.1M GIF)
 Event from 1030-1200 UT (4.1M GIF)
• The Aurora

A movie of the aurora from ISTP's Storms from the Sun poster. (2M QT)
• Aurora from the Northern Lights Planetarium

The Northern Lights Planetarium in Tromso, Norway, madethis movie of a breathtaking white auroral display.  (1.1M QT)
• Aurora from Space

The aurora in ultraviolet light from the Polar satellite (from ISTP's Storms from the Sun poster).(2M QT)
• January Event in UVI

Polar/UVI movie of the aurora in ultraviolet light during the January 1997 CME-magnetic cloud event.  (2.5M QT)
• January Event in VIS

Polar/VIS movie of the aurora in visible light during the January 1997 CME-magnetic cloud event.  (7.8M QT)
• Polar/UVI Aurora

UVI movie of the aurora from March 27, 1996.  (1MMPEG)

Energetic Particles
 

• Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) Imaging with the POLAR CEPPAD/IPS Instrument

Polar's CEPPAD is the Comprehensive Energetic Particle and Pitch Angle Distribution experiment, which looks at energetic particle (such as protons or electrons) phenomena as Polar orbits the Earth. IPS is the Imaging Proton Sensor on Polar, which looks for energetic protons as Polar orbits the Earth, from whose distribution a view of the Earth can be seen.
Equatorial GSM Plane Projection (02/09/97) (1M MPEG)
First Southern Polar Cap Pass (10/23/96) (759K MPEG)
IPS Sectors as a Function of Time (08/29/96) (624K MPEG)
Substorm Associated ENA Emissions (07/31/96) (1.7M MPEG)

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