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Aditya L1 SUIT Images Solar Flare Kernel for First Time

1 March 20251 min read
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYAditya L1 SUITImages Solar FlareKernel for FirstTime1 March 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

ISRO’s Aditya L1 captured the bright kernel of a powerful solar flare in the Sun’s lower layers.

Key facts

  • Instrument: SUIT (Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope).
  • Layers: photosphere and chromosphere; flare class X6.3, among the strongest.
  • Band: near ultraviolet, 200-400 nm.

Significance

  • Shows how flare energy spreads through atmospheric layers and links to coronal plasma heating.
  • Backs current theories and can sharpen solar storm forecasts for satellites and communications.

Exam angle

  • Launch: 2 September 2023; halo orbit around Earth-Sun Lagrange Point L1 from 6 January 2024.

Test yourself

1. Which Aditya L1 instrument photographed the solar flare kernel for the first time?

SUIT, the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope, captured the kernel.

2. The flare kernel imaged by Aditya L1's SUIT belonged to which flare class?

The notes state it was an X6.3 class flare.

3. In which orbit was Aditya L1 placed on 6 January 2024?

It entered a halo orbit around the Earth-Sun Lagrange Point L1.

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