Current Solar Images
WARNING: When observing the Sun, be sure to do so safely! Use only equipment that is designed specifically for that purpose and is produced by reputable manufacturers. Follow their directions closely. Do not improvise your own filter material for solar observing. If you are careless, you risk instant and permanent vision loss or injury.
The following is an aggregation of various online resources that show current solar conditions.
Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG)
Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI)
HMI Intensitygram / Continuum
Flattened view of visible light that is useful for seeing sunspots:
HMI Magnetogram
Magnetic field polarity of the photosphere (white is north/outward polarity and black is south/inward polarity):
Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA)
AIA 1700 Å
Photosphere and chromosphere (48-hour video):
AIA 304 Å
Chromosphere and transition region (48-hour video):
AIA 193 Å
Corona and solar flare plasma (48-hour video):
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) Images
Inner Corona
Up to 8.4 million kilometers (5.25 million miles) in width:
Outer Corona
Up to 45 million kilometers (about 30 million miles) in width:
