Staring at the Sun

Staring at the Sun

The following ultraviolet images of the Sun come from the SOHO and TRACE satellites.

SOHO/EIT Fe IX/X, 171Å 190K	SOHO/EIT Fe XII, 195Å 180K	SOHO/EIT Fe XV, 284Å 182K	SOHO/EIT Fe II, 304Å 198K	TRACE Fe IX/X, 171Å 115K
TRACE Fe XII, 195Å 116K	TRACE Fe XV, 284Å 105K	TRACE 1216Å 112K	TRACE 1700Å 125K

The following hydrogen-alpha images of the Sun are from various ground-based observatories. Current similar images are available through the Current Solar Images at SDAC page.

Big Bear Solar Obs. 58K	Kiepenheuer Inst. 42K	Kanzelhöhe Solar Obs. 85K	Learmonth, Australia 141K	Holloman AFB 108K
Mauna Loa Solar Obs. 143K	Obs. of Paris, Meudon 149K

The following are Helium I, Calcium II, and white-light solar images from various ground-based observatories and the TRACE satellite. Current similar images are available through the Current Solar Images at SDAC page.

NSO-Kitt Peak He I 136K	Mauna Loa He I 211K	NSO-Kitt Peak Ca II 61K	Sacramento Peak Ca II 97K	Meudon Ca II 131K
TRACE White-Light 88K	Mees S.O. White-Light 79K

The following are solar magnetograms, dopplergrams, and intensitygrams from various ground-based observatories and the SOHO satellite. Current similar images are available through the Current Solar Images at SDAC page.

Kitt Peak Magnetogram 75K	Mt. Wilson Magnetogram 71K	SOHO/MDI Magnetogram 129K	Mt. Wilson Dopplergram 195K	SOHO/MDI Dopplergram 41K
Mt. Wilson Intensitygram 102K	SOHO/MDI Intensitygram 144K

The following are soft x-ray images of the Sun from the Yohkoh satellite.

Soft X-Ray Image
195K

Lighter X-Ray Image
199K

Active Region Overlay
195K

The following are radioheliograph images of the Sun from various ground-based observatories. Current similar images are available through the Current Solar Images at SDAC page.

Nancay, 164 MHz
15K

Nancay, 327 MHz
13K

Nobeyama, 17 GHz
66K

The following are other observations of the Sun from various ground-based observatories. Current similar images are available through the Current Solar Images at SDAC page.

NSO-Sacramento Peak Green-Line Corona Fe XIV

Sacramento Peak Fe XIV
77K

Mees Solar Observatory Active Region Map

Mees Active Region Map
19K

Mt. Wilson Solar Observatory Sunspot Drawing

Mt. Wilson Sunspots
117K

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