ROB-OD4 contribution

ROB-OD4 contributionHighlights, opportunities, challenges

Solar activity resurrected

The spots are back!Jan 4 2011: sun, moon, earth, proba2 aligned

2SunNo planetary destruction on Jan 4 2011

Despite lining up of Sun, Moon, Earth and PROBA2MoonEarth

3SunNo planetary destruction on Jan 4 2011Despite lining up of Sun, Moon, Earth and PROBA2MoonEarth

moonEarthSun4Confirmed: the Sun is a sphere

Since Feb 2011, the two STEREO spacecraft can now see the complete solar surface.Jan 4 2011: sun, moon, earth, proba2 aligned

5We are not alone

SOTERIA Capacity Building WorkshopFeb 17- Feb 18 2011

PROBA2 Science Working GroupFeb 19- Feb 20 2011- International visitors: CESRA2010: ~ 100, ESWW7 ~ 250, SOTERIA CBW ~ 50, PROBA2 SWG ~ 50.-Opportunities & challenges: next ESWW8 meeting in Namur, after that: can we keep it in Belgium?6The sun is a movie star

SDO First light: April 20 2010

USET in Global H-alpha Network

PROBA2 in full science phase since March 2010! > 328000 SWAP images, >200 Gb LYRAGolden age of observational solar physics: the Sun has never been imaged this much.Release LYRA calibrated data was officially released on March 10 2011USET: upcoming: Ca II-K telescope, automation and pointing

7A New Hope

SN-1: Space weather assets databaseUpcoming:SN-IV: start of regular operationsESIO: successor to SWAP & LYRA?Virtual Space Weather Modelling CenterHigh Performance Distributed Solar Imaging and Processing SystemSerious stuff:External ChallengesSolar Orbiter selectionPROBA2 mission extension in SSAPROBA3SSA: SN-IV, ESIO