Title: Solar Observatories of Global Oscillation Network Group
Image: From Left to Right (1) Photograph of Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) Solar Observatory in the US (2) Cut-Away of the Sun showing a Spherical Harmonic (3) Photograph of an GONG Solar Observatory in Udaipur, India
Caption: The Global Oscillation Network Group, or GONG, detects activity on the Sun by bouncing sound waves through its interior, much as seismologists do within the earth. The United States and India are among the five nations that host GONG solar observatories.
Collage description: Photograph of a GONG Solar Observatory in the US is placed in the upper left hand corner while the photograph of an GONG Solar Observatory in Udaipur, India is placed at the lower left hand corner of a black background. The cut-away of the Sun with the orange outline and blue and red polka dots showing a Spherical Harmonic is placed in the middle, overlapping the two photographs
Source: Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) at the National Solar Observatory (NSO)
Credit: GONG/NSO
Design by: NSF/ S. Raimo
Website: www.nso.edu; http://gong.nso.edu/Images/harmonics.shtml
NSF Funded: Yes
Government Image: Yes
In Image Library: No
Permission Form: Not Needed
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