|
|
TRACE was launched on a Pegasus launch vehicle in April 1998 to allow joint observations with SOHO during the rising phase of the solar cycle to sunspot maximum.
This first US solar research satellite since the Solar Maximum Mission complements the SOHO observatory and is designed to study the connections between fine-scale magnetic fields and the associated plasma structures. Observations are taken of the photosphere, the transition region and the corona with high spatial resolution and uninterrupted viewing of the Sun for up to eight months.
TRACE produces the high spatial and temporal resolution images while SOHO yeilds images and spectral data out to 30 solar radii at much lower resolution.
Typical pictures obtained by TRACE are shown below.
Click on pictures for larger image
|
|
