ISRO to use telescope designed by Pune scientists to monitor Sun

ISRO to use telescope designed by Pune scientists to monitor Sun

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: June 21 2023

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ISRO has received a space telescope developed by Pune's Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).
The telescope, called Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT), will be integrated with ISRO's Aditya-L1 mission, which will be the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun.
SUIT will provide regular updates and images of the Sun's surface phenomena and space weather.
The SUIT telescope will address fundamental questions such as the existence of a higher temperature atmosphere above the cooler surface of the Sun and the origin and variation of near-ultraviolet radiation and high-energy solar flares.
The telescope is set to be integrated with the ADITYA-L1 mission, expected to be launched in mid-August this year.
ADITYA-L1 will be ISRO’s first space observatory dedicated to studying the Sun. It will fly approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth to the L1, or Lagrange point 1, which is one of the five favorable spots for observing the Sun.
The mission aims to provide regular images and updates on the Sun’s surface phenomena and space weather.

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