View of the Sun (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption This image was captured on Nov. 13, 2013, by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory's Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager, or HMI, instrument, designed to study the magnetic field at the solar surface, or photosphere. Credit Image Credit: NASA/SDO/HMI Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.