solar physics

Solar physics is the branch of astrophysics dealing with the Sun. In addition to the scientific interest in the Sun for its own sake, the Sun serves as the nearest and in many ways easiest-to-observe star, and also the study has practical value regarding the consequences of solar storms. Space and ground observatories/telescopes dedicated to Solar astronomy:

• Aditya-L1 (space).
• Advanced Composition Explorer (space).
• Air-SPEC (airborne during total eclipses).
• Big Bear Solar Observatory (ground).
• DSCOVR (space).
• DKIST (ground).
• ESIS (sounding rocket).
• High Altitude Observatory (HAO) (ground).
• National Solar Observatory (NSO) (ground).
• Parker Solar Probe (PSP) (space).
• Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) (space).
• Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) (space).
• Solar Orbiter (SolO) (space).
• STEREO (space).
• SUNRISE (balloon-borne).
• TIMED (space).
• Wind (space).

Past:

• CHIPS (space).
• Coupled Ion-Neutral Dynamics Investigation (CINDI) (space).
• Genesis (space).
• Large Earth-based Solar Telescope (LEST) (ground, past plan).
• OSO 7 (space).
• OSO 8 (space).
• Solar Mesophere Explorer (SME) (space).
• Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) (space).
• TRACE (space).
• Ulysses (space).
• Yohkoh (space).

Future/plans:

• Coronal Solar Magnetism Observatory (COSMO) (proposed ground telescope).
• COSIE (proposed International Space Station instrument).
• CubIXSS (future space mission).
• IMAP (space mission plan).
• ESA Vigil (space mission plan).
• PUNCH (space mission plan).
• SWFO-L1 (space mission plan).