SDO AIA 211, 193, 171 (29 January 2014)
SDO AIA 211, 193, 171 (29 January 2014)Image credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA.

SDO spacecraft

Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a spacecraft laboratory, orbiting the Earth and pointing its instruments to the Sun. Its mission is to understand the causes of solar variability and its impacts on Earth.

SDO combined products

Latest combined product composite images from SDO AIA and HMI instruments.
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AIA images

Latest images of the Sun from SDO AIA instrument:
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HMI images

Latest images of the Sun from SDO HMI instrument:
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Sources and credits

Images, data and information on this page courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Solar Dynamics Observatory (NASA/SDO) and the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA), Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE), and Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) science teams, sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov