Where can I find images of the Sun?

A joint mission between NASA and ESA (the European Space Agency), SOHO’s 12 instruments capture images of the Sun in a variety of “colors”, from visible white light to the extreme ultraviolet. On the SOHO homepage you can find breaking news, hot shots of awesome current phenomena, a Weekly Pick image, and special features.

What kind of images does Soho take of the Sun?

A joint mission between NASA and ESA (the European Space Agency), SOHO’s 12 instruments capture images of the Sun in a variety of “colors”, from visible white light to the extreme ultraviolet.

Why is the current image of the sun orange?

A current image of the Sun taken in “white,” or visible, light. For reasons unknown, this image has been artificially colored orange even though light from the Sun is actually white, the “color” that results when all other colors are combined.

Where can I find visualizations of the Sun?

The site also includes a collection of illustrations, visualizations, and interviews relating to the Sun and solar science. Helioviewer.org is an open-source project for the visualization of solar and heliospheric data.

What’s the time and date of the solar images?

The time and date of each image is below the image description. All times are in coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The color tables used to display AIA images here are the ones used to display similar bandpasses for SOHO EIT and STEREO EUVI images.

When did NASA release the first light image of the Sun?

On April 21, 2010, NASA released the first-light images from its newest sun-monitoring mission, the Solar Dynamics Observatory. The Sun blew out a coronal mass ejection along with part of a solar filament over a three-hour period (Feb. 24, 2015).

Where can I find the most recent solar images?

Click on any of the following thumbnail images for the most recent, full-resolution solar image of each type in the SDAC archive. The time and date of each image is below the image description.