On January 6, 2023, 127 days after its release on September 2, 2023, India's first sun venture, Aditya-L1, arrived on the Lagrangian factor (L1). Situated approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, L1 lets in the spacecraft to have a regular view of the Sun.
Highlights:
- India's Aditya-L1 reached the Lagrangian point L1 on January 6, 2023, after 127 days in space.
- ISRO's instruments recorded significant solar flares and CMEs in May 2024, causing intense geomagnetic storms.
- A notable geomagnetic storm occurred on May 11, triggered by flares and CMEs from active region AR13664.
The dynamic sports of the Sun for the duration of May 2024 were recorded by the Solar UltraViolet Identification Telescope (SUIT) and the Visible Emissions Line Coronagraph (VELC), consistent with a statement released by ISRO.
"Several X-class and M-magnificence flares, related to Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), ensuing in intense geomagnetic storms, had been recorded," claimed the record.
During the week of May 8–15, the Sun's Active region AR13664 released a number of M- and X-class flares that were connected to CMEs on May 8 and 9. It was reported that on May 11, these generated a significant geomagnetic storm.
On May 17, ISRO revealed information of the observations performed by VELC together with the Sun photos taken by the SUIT payload.
