ISRO's Aditya L1 records fierce flames emanating from the Sun, will be helpful in the study of the Sun

The country's first solar space observatory Aditya L-1 has recorded bright flames emanating from the Sun. Aditya L-1 mission sent to study the Sun is moving towards the Langraz-1 point and is expected to be placed in the specific orbit in the first fortnight of January 2024.

ISRO said on Tuesday that Aditya L-1's payload High Energy L-1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) has recorded the impulsive phase of solar flares. Bengaluru-based Professor U.R. The payload, developed by the Space Astronomy Group of the Rao Satellite Centre, observed and recorded solar flares from approximately 12 a.m. on October 29 to 10 p.m. (UT) the next day (approximately 22 hours). ISRO said the recordings by Aditya L-1 are consistent with those recorded by the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

When solar flares erupt, there is a sudden increase in brightness in the Sun's atmosphere. The surface of the Sun emits a large amount of radiation and releases a huge amount of energy. Emissions of radio, ultraviolet, soft X-rays, hard X-rays, and gamma rays increase significantly. It is also called a solar explosion. HEL1OS, the payload of Aditya L-1, has been developed to study the changing phenomena of the corona during similar explosions in the Sun. It will also study the energy generated by solar flares.

ISRO has said that this equipment was commissioned on October 27. It is being fine-tuned. That is, the process of better tuning this device is going on. The data obtained from this will help researchers in studying many important aspects including energy generated and mobility of electrons during the impulsive phases of solar flare.

Astronomers across the country are waiting for Aditya L-1 to be installed in Langraz-1 and for it to become operational. From this solar observatory, the solar corona, its outer corona, the Sun's corona, the red circle of gas surrounding the Sun (chromosphere), solar flames, the Sun's magnetic field and its effects, etc. can be studied with special equipment. After being installed on Langraz-1, the Sun will never disappear from Aditya's sight.