SOHO LASCO C2 Percent Polarized FITS Data

Percent Polarized data from the LASCO C2 coronagraph on the SOHO spacecraft. The dataset likely contains images of the solar corona from 1.5 to 6 solar radii, with a spatial resolution of approximately 23 arcseconds. The data is produced by NASA and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze solar corona polarization based on images taken through three linear polarizers
• Study coronal features and dynamics based on imagery from 1.5 to 6 solar radii
• Perform image processing and compression using the seven techniques mentioned

Strengths

• Images are taken with a 1024 x 1024 pixel CCD
• Spatial resolution for C2 is specified as approximately 23 arcseconds
• Data originates from the NASA SOHO mission

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:48:20.758166