Session
2024 Poster Session
Location
Salt Lake Community College Westpointe Campus, Salt Lake City, UT
Start Date
5-6-2024 9:55 AM
Description
In efforts to comprehend and predict space weather, specifically solar flares and coronal mass ejections, studying the Sun's corona is crucial. The innermost corona layer is best observed during a total solar eclipse when brighter light interference is minimized. Citizen CATE captured corona images during the 2017 eclipse, and in preparation for the 2024 event, we enhanced image quality by stacking varied exposure images. This method allows for the creation of radial brightness profiles, starting from the Sun's surface, at 1 solar radii, while other methods such as LASCO typically start at 3.0 solar radii.
Analysis of Total Solar Eclipse Images
Salt Lake Community College Westpointe Campus, Salt Lake City, UT
In efforts to comprehend and predict space weather, specifically solar flares and coronal mass ejections, studying the Sun's corona is crucial. The innermost corona layer is best observed during a total solar eclipse when brighter light interference is minimized. Citizen CATE captured corona images during the 2017 eclipse, and in preparation for the 2024 event, we enhanced image quality by stacking varied exposure images. This method allows for the creation of radial brightness profiles, starting from the Sun's surface, at 1 solar radii, while other methods such as LASCO typically start at 3.0 solar radii.