{"id":58674,"date":"2024-04-22T21:23:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=58674"},"modified":"2024-05-01T14:02:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T14:02:41","slug":"satellite-images-of-the-sun-on-april-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/58674","title":{"rendered":"Satellite Images of the Sun (on April 8th)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are several satellites that routinely image the Sun, to support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/\">Space Weather<\/a>. Due to the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/57818\">total solar eclipse<\/a>, there has been much interest in the Sun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SUVI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The GOES-R series also has a number of space weather instruments, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/goesdata.html#space\">SUVI<\/a> (Solar UV Imager). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video autoplay controls loop src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2024\/04\/eclipse\/suvi\/suvi-he303-eclipse.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GOES-16 SUVI images (He 303) on April 8, 2024. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2024\/04\/eclipse\/suvi\/suvi-fe171-eclipse.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GOES-16 SUVI images (Fe 171) on April 8, 2024. (<em>Click to Play<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The above images are via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/data\/\">UW\/SSEC<\/a> ingest of NOAA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/data\/geo\/#\/animation?satellite=suvi-goes-16&amp;end_datetime=latest&amp;n_images=4&amp;coverage=sun&amp;channel=FE171\">GOES-16 SUVI<\/a> data via the GOES Re-Broadcast (GRB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SDO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There are many (incorrectly) reporting that a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SolarFlare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SolarFlare<\/a> was visible during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TotalSolarEclipse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TotalSolarEclipse<\/a>. This is sadly untrue, and the bright feature seen by millions was actually a prominence (shown below)! These are longer-lived plasma structures, and not explosive like flares. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jtiqB8CuvF\">pic.twitter.com\/jtiqB8CuvF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dr. Ryan French (@RyanJFrench) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanJFrench\/status\/1777813803947671696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Images from NASA&#8217;s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls loop src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2024\/04\/eclipse\/suvi\/SDO_bands_20240408_50pct.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some of the spectral bands on the SDO on April 8, 2024. (<em>Click to Play<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A similar loop, including <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2024\/04\/eclipse\/suvi\/SDO_bands_RGBs_20240408_50pct_21sec.mp4\">RGB composites<\/a>. &#8220;Courtesy of NASA\/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.&#8221; More <a href=\"https:\/\/sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov\/data\/aiahmi\/\">SDO images<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LASCO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Large Angle and Spectrometric COronagraph (LASCO) is on instrument on the joint NASA\/ESA SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2024\/04\/eclipse\/suvi\/LASCO_20240408_1900_c2_1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LASCO C2 image from April 8, 2024 at 19 UTC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Courtesy of SOHO\/LASCO consortium. SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA.&#8221; This <a href=\"https:\/\/soho.nascom.nasa.gov\/data\/Theater\/\">image was obtained here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GOES-U will fly a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nesdis.noaa.gov\/news-events\/goes-u-launch\/goes-u-mission-overview\"> compact coronagraph<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">H\/T<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to many for this post, including Rick Kohrs (UW\/SSEC) and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanJFrench\">Dr. Ryan French<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/~tims\/\">T. Schmit<\/a> works for NOAA\/NESDIS\/STAR and is stationed in Madison, WI. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. SUVI The GOES-R series also has a number of space weather instruments, including the SUVI (Solar UV Imager). 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