University of Maryland
Computer & Space Science Building, Room 2400
4:30 PM Monday, 3 December
Coffee, Tea & Cookies 4:15-4:30 PM
Russell A. Howard
Naval Research Laboratory
The SECCHI Experiment on the STEREO Mission
Abstract. The Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation (SECCHI) on the NASA Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) mission is a suite of remote sensing instruments consisting of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) imager, two white light coronagraphs, and two telescopes that comprise the heliospheric imager. SECCHI will observe coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from their birth at the sun, through the corona and into the heliosphere. A complete instrument suite is being carried on each of the two STEREO spacecraft, which will provide the first sampling of a CME from two vantage points. All of the telescopes are producing spectacular images and unprecedented panoramic views of the inner solar system. We will show examples of some of the data and some of the initial results.
Sponsored by: Department of Physics
and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland. For information
call John Paquette at (301) 405-6237 or go to the UMD Space Physics group seminar web site.
For free parking please park in lot DD or anywhere on levels 1-2 in lot B (the big parking garage) after 4:00 pm.
Make sure that you park in a spot WITHOUT a parking meter. More parking information is at the seminar website.