ISRO shared the first-ever full disk images of the Sun in near ultraviolet wavelengths, captured by the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, launched earlier this year.
The pictures were clicked by the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) instrument. The pictures were taken using 11 different filters in wavelengths ranging from 200 to 400 nm.
Among the notable features revealed by Aditya-L1 SUIT payload are sunspots, plage, and quiet Sun regions.
Sunspots are able to emit powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that can slam into Earth and trigger potentially dangerous geomagnetic storms. They are dark in appearance because they are relatively cooler than other parts of the sun (still extremely hot at around 6,500 F).
SUIT observations will help scientists study the dynamic coupling of the magnetized solar atmosphere and assist them in placing tight constraints on the effects of solar radiation on Earth's climate
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