Solar Observatories

Solar telescope · 4 m

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Haleakalā, Maui is the world's largest solar telescope, resolving features on the Sun as small as 30 kilometres.

Ultraviolet · 2010

The Solar Dynamics Observatory watches the Sun continuously in many wavelengths, capturing the dynamics of solar activity in extraordinary detail.

Ultraviolet · 1995

SOHO, a joint ESA–NASA mission, has studied the Sun from the L1 point since 1995 and is also the most prolific discoverer of comets.

X Ray · 2006

Hinode is a Japanese-led solar observatory studying the Sun's magnetic field and corona in visible, ultraviolet, and X-ray light.

Ultraviolet · 1998

TRACE (1998–2010) imaged the Sun's transition region and corona in ultraviolet light, revealing the fine structure of magnetic loops.