ISRO SUIT Telescope to capture sun images and videos | Unveiling the Sun Aditya L1 Mission

The Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) is an instrument on board the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, which is India's first mission dedicated to studying the Sun. SUIT is a unique telescope designed to capture images of the Sun's photosphere and chromosphere in the 200-400 nm wavelength range. This range of wavelengths is mostly blocked by Earth's atmosphere, making it invisible to ground-based telescopes.
SUIT was developed by a consortium of Indian institutions led by the Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) in Pune. The telescope is a sophisticated instrument that uses a combination of mirrors and filters to create high-resolution images of the Sun.
Here are some key features of SUIT:
Spectral range: 200-400 nm
Spatial resolution: 1.6 arcseconds
Temporal resolution: 10 seconds
Field of view: 60 arcseconds
Eleven scientific filters: Each filter allows SUIT to observe different features of the Sun's atmosphere
Some of the science goals of SUIT include:
Studying the Sun's magnetic field and its role in driving solar activity
Investigating the structure and dynamics of the Sun's atmosphere
Understanding the physical processes that create solar flares and coronal mass ejections
Studying the effects of solar radiation on Earth's climate
SUIT successfully captured its first light images on December 6, 2023. These images are the first full-disk images of the Sun in the 200-400 nm wavelength range. They provide scientists with unprecedented views of the Sun's atmosphere and will help them to improve our understanding of the Sun and its impact on Earth.