A last-minute modification to the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) occulter on the Solar Orbiter spacecraft paves the way to new views of the Sun.
"It was really a hack," said Frédéric Auchère, Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris-Sud, and a member of the EUI team.
The image, taken in ultraviolet light, displays the Sun's corona with impressive clarity. What sets this image apart is the simultaneous superimposition of an ultraviolet image of the Sun's disc, captured byThis convergence of data from these two missions provides scientists with a valuable opportunity to study the Sun's complex dynamics.
"We have demonstrated that this approach can effectively combine Sun and corona imaging in a single instrument," said Daniel Müller, ESA's Project Scientist for Solar Orbiter. Such integration could enhance solar observation methods considerably.
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