AIA

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AIA is a multi-wavelength imaging instrument on NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory that captures high-resolution images of the Sun’s atmosphere to study solar activity and dynamics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf EUV imager
solar imaging instrument
space telescope instrument
acronymFor Atmospheric Imaging Assembly
dataProduct solar EUV images
solar UV images
solar visible images
fieldOfView full solar disk
fullName Atmospheric Imaging Assembly
hasCapability full-disk solar imaging
high-cadence imaging
multi-temperature diagnostics
hostOrbit geosynchronous orbit
hostSpacecraftType Earth-orbiting solar observatory
launchDate 2010-02-11
launchedWith Solar Dynamics Observatory
launchSite Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
launchVehicle Atlas V 401
mission Solar Dynamics Observatory
surface form: Solar Dynamics Observatory mission
numberOfChannels 10 EUV and UV channels
numberOfTelescopes 4
operatedBy Goddard Space Flight Center
surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
operator NASA
partOf Solar Dynamics Observatory
pixelScale about 0.6 arcseconds per pixel
primaryTarget Sun
purpose to capture high-resolution images of the Sun’s atmosphere
to study solar dynamics
to understand mechanisms of solar variability
scienceGoal to improve understanding of space weather drivers
to investigate energy release in the solar atmosphere
to study the solar corona’s response to magnetic field evolution
spacecraft Solar Dynamics Observatory
spatialResolution about 1.5 arcseconds
studies coronal mass ejections
solar activity
solar atmosphere
solar chromosphere
solar corona
solar flares
solar transition region
space weather
temporalResolution about 12 seconds per image per channel
type multi-wavelength imaging instrument
wavelengthCoverage extreme ultraviolet
ultraviolet
visible light

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