The Sun Now

Current Observations from NASA’s Spacecraft

The Sun as seen by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

Updated multiple times daily. Click for larger images.

AIA 171 AIA 193 AIA 211 AIA 304
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AIA 131 AIA 335 AIA 094 HMI Continuum Flattened
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AIA 1600 AIA 1700 HMI Magnetogram HMI Magnetogram Colored
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The Sun as seen by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)

Updated multiple times daily. Click for larger images.

EIT 171 EIT 195 EIT 284 EIT 304
 
MDI Continuum MDI Magnetogram LASCO C2 LASCO C3
 

What’s with the multi-colors? The “false colors” are chosen to best highlight features in each wavelength.