Atmospheric Imaging Assembly

The topic Atmospheric Imaging Assembly is discussed in the following articles:

Solar Dynamics Observatory

  • TITLE: Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) (United States satellite)
    SDO carries three instruments: the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI), the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA), and the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE). HMI studies changes in the Sun’s magnetic field by capturing images of the Sun in polarized light every 50 seconds. AIA observes the solar corona in eight wavelengths of ultraviolet light every 10 seconds. EVE determines...