written by Mario Belloni

Measurement of the Solar Rotation Rate with Tracker. NOTE: this version contains files that are 1024 x 1024 and may require you to increase the memory size in Tracker.  If you are on a slower computer, please use the low resolution versions of these files in the supplemental documents tab below.

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Last Modified January 31, 2023

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This pdf file contains the instructions for using the Measurement of the Solar Rotation Rate with Tracker files.

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Published January 9, 2012
Last Modified July 27, 2013

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Measurement of the Solar Rotation Rate with Tracker files using 512 x 512 lower resolution images for slower/older computers.  The main document uses 1024 x 1024 images and therefore is a larger download and uses more memory in Tracker to run smoothly.

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Published June 13, 2012
Last Modified July 27, 2013

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This movie was generated by Tracker from individual images from the SDO satellite taken 90 minutes apart from June 1- June 10, 2012

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Published July 25, 2012
Last Modified July 27, 2013

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