Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
Recently, the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT), developed by Pune's Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), has been delivered to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for integration with the Aditya-L1 Mission.
SUIT: Key Points
- Aim: One of the seven payloads of Aditya-L1 Mission, SUIT aims to study the Sun’s ultraviolet (UV) emissions and capture high-resolution images of the Sun’s atmosphere, known as the corona, in various UV wavelengths.
- Mapping: SUIT will map the photosphere and the chromosphere of the Sun using 11 filters sensitive to different wavelengths and covering different heights in the solar atmosphere and help understand ....
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