P2SC News

DSLP ionospheric on-line data archive

Mon, 09/30/2013 - 17:38 — Matthew West

The Dual Segmented Langmuir Probe (DSLP) experiment on board PROBA2 operates in combination with SWAP and LYRA providing remote observations of solar activity with direct in-situ measurements of basic plasma properties in the dawn and dusk sectors of the upper terrestrial ionosphere.

Read more about DSLP ionospheric on-line data archive

SWAP follows and catches a Prominence Eruption

Mon, 07/29/2013 - 09:57 — Erik Pylyser

Over a period of five days, from Wednesday 24th 13:05 until Monday 29th 13:45, PROBA2 made off-point observations (not Sun centered) to allow the SWAP imager to observe a large on-disk filament. The filament evolved towards the West limb and it was estimated to reach the limb on Friday/Saturday.