Solar & Auroral Images

<PSC> Solar & Auroral Images

(Images are updated automatically every 30 seconds)

<PSC> ACTIVE REGIONS MAP:

The Sun rotates from left to right -->> one rotation lasts 27½ days.

<PSC> UV FILTER & MAGNETOGRAM:

- Ultraviolet filter -	- Magnetogram-
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the main radiation which causes ionization of the atmosphere. Bright areas produce UV, which cause ionization	This magnetogram show active sunspot groups (REGIONS) as black/white areas. The larger and denser the areas, the bigger and complexer they are.

<PSC> LATEST AURORAL IMAGES:

- North pole area -

NOAA 12 & NOAA 14
Satellite Images from

Space Environment Center

Auroral activity is in colour. The auroral activity areas are
coloured from yellow (low) and orange (moderate) to red (high)

- South pole area -

Realtime Solarwind from Space Environment Center