ESA Science & Technology - Far-side pictures: stills and movies

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SOHO's SWAN instrument sees ultraviolet rays sweeping like a lighthouse beam across interplanetary gas beyond the Sun

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Ultraviolet glow in gas beyond the Sun (12 April 2001) as seen by SWAN on SOHO

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Animated gif for 6 April 2001 to 21 April 2001

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MDI spots a developing active region on the far side of the Sun

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(Note: This is a sequence of 5 images depicting the active region on the far- and near-sides of the Sun. The thumbnail depicts only one image of the sequence)

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MDI tracks developing active regions across the near- and far-side of the Sun

Animated sequence of MDI images depicting active regions as they traverse the near- and far-side of the Sun. This sequence covers the period 1 March to 24 April 2001. (Mpeg 533 kb)

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MDI tracks developing active regions across the near- and far-side of the Sun

Animated sequence of MDI images depicting active regions as they traverse the near- and far-side of the Sun. This sequence covers the period 1 March to 24 April 2001. (Quicktime 564 kb)