The Sun now
Image from the Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO)
The space around the Sun today
WATCH for gigantic eruptions called coronal mass ejections, seen briefly
as broad bubbles curving outwards from Sun. More commonplace features
are the bright spikes of relatively dense gas, protruding straight out
in various directions. If you're lucky, you may spot a comet as a small
white arrowhead pointing directly towards the Sun. The red image (C2) shows
the space quite close to the Sun, whilst this blue image (C3) gives a much
wider view. In each case a round mask cuts out direct sunlight, and the
white ring denotes the Sun's true size.
Latest images from other SOHO instruments
Last update: 3 May 2011
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More about...
| | • | SOHO overview (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120373_index_0_m.html) | |
Related articles
| | • | Safety tips for observing the Sun (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMB6P7O0MD_index_0.html) | | | • | How the Sun affects us on Earth (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEML7BS1VED_foryou_0.html) | | | • | What is a SOHO/EIT CCD ‘bakeout’? (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMN6TVLWFE_index_0.html) | |
In depth
| | • | ESA's SOHO science website (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120373_index_0_m.html) | |
Related links
| | • | SOHO homepage (http://sohowww.estec.esa.nl/) | | | • | Hot shots from SOHO (http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots/) | | | • | Best of SOHO images (http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/gallery/top10/) | | | • | SOHO and space weather (http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/spaceweather) | | | • | What is a 'telemetry keyhole'? (http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots/2004_01_04/) | |
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