STCE

A spectacular eruption took place on the Sun's farside on 11 April. The associated coronal mass ejection was not earth-directed.

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Peek a boo

April 8 2024, the Sun and the Moon did their peek a boo trick. People in North America could see the Moon sliding in front of the Sun catching a glimpse of the solar corona with their own eyes. We were there.

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Preparing for the eclipse

Position of Solar Orbiter on 8 April 2024, with Solar Orbiter’s turns around the Sun shown in green

On 8 April 2024, a large part of the United States and Mexico will experience a total solar eclipse. Also at the STCE in Belgium, all eyes will be on the Sun. Three satellite instrument teams are preparing for unique, yet complementary, eclipse observations.

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NOAA 13615

Active region NOAA 13615 was one of the larger sunspot groups so far this solar cycle. During its transit, it produced 1 X-class flare and 43 M-class flares, the latter is an exceptionally high number.

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