Time-Dependent Model: Current IPS distribution across the sky
The display shows Hammer-Aitoff map (an equal area projection of the entire sky) or "fisheye" map (a polar projection of solar elongation angles up to 70 degrees) of the sky as observed from Earth. The Sun is centered with the ecliptic plane along the horizontal axis. In the Hammer-Aitoff map the curved line indicates the celestial equator. The map shows the interplanetary scintillation (IPS) derived speed (left) and g-level (right) at the time indicated above the skymap by an IPS radio array pointing at any location in the sky. Areas where data coverage is poor are left blank. The display is updated hourly, most recently at (insert system time here) . The model is updated every time new data are received from STELab, Japan , most recently at (insert t3d_time here). The animations run in (insert movie time step here) steps from (insert begin movie here) before, to (insert end movie here) after the last time data were received. |