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Description

A moreton wave is a kind of shock wave generated by solar flares on the Sun. Images acquired by Optical Solar Patrol Network (OSPAN) in H-alpha (656.3 nm).

Source

https://nso.edu/press-release/telescope-spots-solar-tsunami/; images assembled into animated GIF by Huygens 25.

Date

2006-12-06

Author

NSO/AURA/NSF and USAF Research Laboratory

Permission
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Per an NSO representative:

Our terms of use are posted at http://www.nso.edu/press/conditions_of_use.html


Bottom line: Use the pictures so long as you give us a credit line. [...] So long as the use is educational (which Wikipedia is; I use it a lot) and we get a credit line, use the images.

Updated link to image policy: https://nso.edu/about/image-use-policy/


Licensing

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Fair use for Moreton wave

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The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use as:

  1. it is a scientifically significant photo of a solar phenomenon;
  2. it is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality)
  3. the photo is only being used for informational purposes.
  4. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the phenomenon depicted in this article and how it has a significant impact on the Sun to the general public. Huygens 25 12:45, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

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current21:11, 31 March 2022Thumbnail for version as of 21:11, 31 March 202296 × 96 (34 KB)Mgkrupa (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 12:45, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
21:09, 31 March 2022No thumbnail320 × 223 (243 KB)Mgkrupa (talk | contribs)Higher resolution.
12:45, 17 December 2006No thumbnail96 × 96 (34 KB)Huygens 25 (talk | contribs)Solar shockwave (a kind of) generated by solar flares. Images acquired by [http://nsosp.nso.edu/ospan/ Optical Solar Patrol Network (OSPAN)] in H-alpha (656.3 nm). Credit: NSO/AURA/NSF and USAF Research Laboratory. The images were assembled in a G

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