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PROBA2 eclipse observations - first images online

PROBA2 did it: it saw the solar eclipse from its 750 km-high seat in space. PROBA2 captured this EUV-image with the moon partly covering the sun.

Night of the (shooting) Stars 2017 ***CANCELLED***

On 9 August from 21:30 to 24:00, the Royal Observatory opens its premises to the broad public to observe the night sky. Amateur astronomers will bring their telescopes to allow the participants a view on the stars.

NOAA 2665's fireworks continues!

NOAA 2665 was the source of a spectacular eruption on the Sun's farside on 23 July. A comparison is made with the 2012 event from exactly 5 years ago.

The Bastille Day 2017 event

NOAA 2665 continued to dominate the solar surface and was also responsible for the main event of the week, i.e. a long duration M2 flare associated with a halo coronal mass ejection on the French National Day.

A Sunday morning solar observing session

Solar observers had a great weekend observing and imaging the Sun, in particular with the rather large and dynamic sunspot group NOAA 2665 dominating the solar disk.

PROBA2: Eighth Call for Guest Investigators

The PROBA2 team welcomes research proposals for the eighth round of its Guest Investigator program for research based on SWAP and LYRA data analysis by scientists outside the SWAP and LYRA PI-teams.

An eruptive surprize

The Sun surprized solar observers with a medium class solar flare on 3 July. The associated plasma cloud was not directed to Earth.

A day on the Sun

A filament eruption and the emergence of a new sunspot group were the main solar events on 14 June.

Space Weather Medals

Who will win the 2017 International Space Weather Medals? Nominate your candidates. 

Works in progress!...

EUI, SPADE and SUVI are just a few of important space weather projects that are currently being tested on ground or in orbit.

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