Solar Full-Disk Images in White Light and H-Alpha

Optical observation data captures the solar photosphere and chromosphere through white light and H-alpha filters. Magnetic disk recordings contain full-disk and magnified solar images. The dataset is provided by the SCIOPS organization.

Use Cases

• Classify solar flares and prominences by analyzing features in H-alpha image sequences.
• Measure sunspot area and distribution over time using white light full-disk images.
• Train image segmentation models to identify chromospheric network structures in H-alpha data.
• Correlate activity in the photosphere (white light) with chromospheric events (H-alpha) for solar event analysis.

Strengths

• Contains dual-wavelength observations enabling comparative solar atmospheric studies.
• Includes both full-disk and magnified images for analysis at different spatial scales.

Limitations

• Specific row count, temporal coverage, and image resolution are unknown.
• The dataset's completeness and consistency across observation periods are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS organization via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Optical telescope observations recorded on magnetic disk.

Geography

Solar observations, no terrestrial geography.