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GOES 16 - Suvi Composite 304

Solar Ultraviolet - Suvi Composite 304


The GOES 16 and 17 spacecraft each carry a sophisticated extreme ultraviolet (EUV) telescope called the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI). This telescope allows forecasters to monitor the Sun's hot outer atmosphere, or corona. EUV photons are created in the million-degree plasma of the corona and are not visible from the ground, due to the absorption of the Earth's atmosphere. Observations of solar EUV emission aids in the early detection of solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and other phenomena that impact the geospace environment. Impacts: Space Weather Impacts On Climate | Space Weather and GPS Systems | Electric Power Transmission | HF Radio Communications | Satellite Communications