Solar Page

All the images on this page are provided in near real time. The images update directly from NASA SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) and are presented here to augment your awareness of the sun. Check often to see interesting solar events as they unfold.

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This is the latest image from the SOHO satellite. Yes indeed! This is an up-to-date image of our sun in H-Alpha fed directly from NASA! (304 Angstroms)

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Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope: 284 Angstroms images the solar atmosphere at several wavelengths, and therefore, shows solar material at different temperatures. In the images taken at 304 Angstroms the bright material is at 60,000 to 80,000 degrees Kelvin. In those taken at 171, at 1 million degrees. 195 Angstrom images correspond to about 1.5 million Kelvin. 284 Angstrom, to 2 million degrees. The hotter the temperature, the higher you look in the solar atmosphere.

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This image shows the magnetic interaction of active regions. Black regions are negatively charged and white regions are positive.

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Sunspots, if visible on this view, can be seen with a home telescope using the proper filter. NEVER use a telescope or binoculars to look at the sun without a properly designed solar filter. Welding glass is NOT adequate for safe solar observing.

Solar Wind Data---Last 7 Days