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The satellite captured images of Mercury along with a massive cloud of solar plasma.

Experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have unveiled new images of the Sun captured by the GOES-19 weather satellite. The images showcase a significant coronal mass ejection, along with the planet Mercury, which appears as a small bright dot in the lower right corner of the frame.
Спутник зафиксировал Меркурий и огромное облако солнечной плазмы.
2025-02-20 10:00:39https://naked-science.ru/community/1032142

The GOES-19 satellite, which joined the NOAA fleet of meteorological instruments in June 2024, captures images of the outer layer of our star's atmosphere using the advanced CCOR-1 coronagraph.

The coronagraph appears in the photograph as a dark circle that blocks the brightest light from the Sun.

Корональный выброс массы на Солнце и планета Меркурий, замеченные компактным коронографом (CCOR-1) спутника GOES-19 / © NOAA

CCOR-1 monitors the solar corona to predict coronal mass ejections, which are massive clouds of solar plasma infused with magnetic field lines that are released from the Sun during intense, prolonged solar flares.

At times, coronal mass ejections are directed towards Earth and can reach it. Such events lead to the formation of bright auroras and geomagnetic storms, which can disrupt the operation of satellites, navigation systems, and electrical grids on the planet.