Science with the solar space observatory Hinode

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Fig. 1. Coronal mass ejection (CME also known as a transient event). ESASOHO
Fig. 1. Coronal mass ejection (CME, also known as a transient event). © ESA/SOHO

The solar space observatory Hinode was launched in September 2006, with the name "Hinode" meaning sunrise in Japanese. The Hinode satellite carries a solar optical telescope (SOT), an X-ray telescope (XRT), and an EUV imaging spectrometer (EIS). Hinode investigates both the interior and the atmospheric regions of the Sun. Its primary objectives are to address the origin of the Sun's magnetic field, the driving force behind solar eruptive events, and the nature of the hot corona.


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