SOFT X-RAY TELESCOPE: MOST RECENT IMAGES

FULL SUN IMAGE

PARTIAL SUN IMAGE

The Soft X-ray Telescope on board the Yohkoh satellite was designed to study the hottest part of the Sun's atmosphere (the corona). Because the corona is so hot (2 million degrees) it is best seen by detecting the X-rays it emits. The images above show the most recent image of the whole sun (left) and a close-up of the brightest active region (right), the location of which is shown on the inset grid. Click on either of the above images to see a larger version.

MOVIE OF LAST MONTH'S X-RAY CORONA

Click on the above to see a range of one-a-day movies of the Sun showing the evolution of its emission over the last month. Note that the `color' of the Sun in these movies varies. These are known as false color images. Some samples can be seen here.

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