There are several satellites that routinely image the Sun, to support Space Weather. Due to the recent total solar eclipse, there has been much interest in the Sun. SUVIThe GOES-R series also has a number of space weather instruments, including the SUVI (Solar UV Imager). The above images are via the UW/SSEC ingest... Read More
Contributors: Scott Bachmeier, Mat Gunshor, Rick Kohrs, Margaret Mooney, Jim Nelson, Tim Schmit, and Eric Verbeten.Another CIMSS Satellite Blog on the Eclipse, when time compositing imagery from 2024 (and 2017). A similar loop as above, but with a special enhancement (contrast stretch) is in this CIMSS Satellite Blog post (which also includes a comparison of the 2017 and 2024 eclipse... Read More
The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) on GOES satellites revealed an equatorial coronal hole directed towards Earth on the 11th and 12th of December. Coronal holes appear as dark areas in the extreme ultraviolet, or the 195 Angstroms band on SUVI. They appear dark because they are cooler and less dense regions... Read More
The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) on GOES East captured a partial solar eclipse during the new moon on November 13th. But the moon’s shadow didn’t reach Earth. Why’s that?Solar eclipses are only possible when the new moon occurs near the nodes of the lunar orbit, which is where the... Read More
