SOHO LASCO C2 Solar Corona Calibrated FITS Images

SOHO LASCO C2 Level 1.0 FITS Data contains calibrated solar corona images from the Large Angle Spectroscopic Coronagraph. The C2 instrument images the corona from 1.5 to 6 solar radii with a spatial resolution of ~23 arcsec using a 1024 x 1024 pixel CCD. Data is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze solar corona structure and dynamics using calibrated FITS images from the 1.5 to 6 solar radii field of view.
• Study coronal mass ejections by examining temporal sequences of the 1024 x 1024 pixel images.
• Calibrate other solar observations using the instrument's known ~23 arcsec spatial resolution for the C2 coronagraph.

Strengths

• Images have a defined spatial resolution of ~23 arcsec for the C2 coronagraph.
• Data originates from the authoritative SOHO mission and NASA.
• The C2 instrument provides a specific field of view covering 1.5 to 6 solar radii.

Limitations

• Dataset size, row count, and temporal coverage are unspecified.
• Data is provided in specialized BIN and HTML formats requiring specific tools for analysis.
• The description is technical and focused on instrument specifications rather than data accessibility.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the SOHO spacecraft's Large Angle Spectroscopic Coronagraph (LASCO) C2 instrument.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Observations of the solar corona from the SOHO spacecraft's location.