Multiwavelength solar view
Copyright: Kosmas Gazeas (University
of Athens, Greece, kgaze@phys.uoa.gr), P.Horálek - Observatory Úpice,
J.Sládeček, M.Druckmüller, Proba-2 (ESA/ROB), SDO (NASA) Hi-Res Image
A composite of space- and ground-based observations in different
wavelengths gathered on the day of the solar eclipse of 3 November 2013.
The result is an overall view of the Sun and its surrounding corona,
extending far out into space.
Close-in views of the solar disc and
its surroundings in extreme-ultraviolet light are covered by the Royal
Observatory of Belgium’s SWAP instrument aboard ESA’s Proba-2
minisatellite and the AIA and HMI instruments aboard NASA’s Solar
Dynamics Observatory mission. The surrounding inner corona is depicted
through a combination of white-light images acquired from the ground
along the path of totality, from Port Gentil in Gabon and Pokwero in
Uganda. The outer corona is depicted through the white-light LASCO-C2
and C3 coronagraph instruments aboard the ESA/NASA SOHO satellite.
The
planet Saturn is visible at the top left of the picture as a bright
saturated object, coincidentally giving an impression of rings. To see
more of the eclipse in multiple wavelengths, check this video.
Source: ESA - Space in Images
