National Institutes of Natural Science (NINS)
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan,
Solar Science Observatory

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National Institutes of Natural Science (NINS)
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Solar Science Observatory
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Solar Science Observatory National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Solar Science Observatory

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SUNRISE-Ⅲ/SCIP Data Recovery

SUNRISE-Ⅲ, launched from the Esrange Space Center (Sweden) on July 10, 2024, flew in the stratosphere at an altitude of 35 km for six days and landed safely in northwestern Canada on July 16. Due to the stable environment of the stratosphere, all three observation instruments, including SCIP, were able to successfully obtain very high-quality solar observation data.

In order to carry out scientific operations around the clock, in addition to the operation base at the Max Planck Institute (Germany), a remote operation room was set up at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. We succeeded in observing various targets including sunspots and solar flares, and the vast amount of observational data was secured by the recovery team and has already been transported to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. Data processing and calibration will be carried out in the future so that researchers around the world can use the scientific data in one year. Expect to the announcement of the research results.

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Figure1：This is a sample of the observation data released by the SUNRISE-Ⅲ group on X. Although it is unprocessed low-quality data (so-called thumbnails) transmitted via a communications satellite during flight, it was still found to be of very high quality. On the left is an image and a spectral image of a quiet region captured by SCIP.
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Figure2：Flight path of SUNRISE-III. It departed from Kiruna (Sweden) and landed near Fort Good Hope (Canada). ©Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility/NASA
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Figure 3: SUNRISE-III immediately after launch. The gondola carrying the telescope is attached to the balloon. ©MPS (D. Germerott)
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Figure 4: The gondola landed in a forested area in Canada. Although some of the solar panels were damaged, the data storage and major components were safely retrieved. ©MPS (D. Maase)
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Figure 5: Science Operations Room at the Max Planck Institute. © MPS (A. Korpi-Lagg)
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Figure 6: SCIP operation members photographed at the Max Planck Institute ©NAOJ/JAXA/MPS



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