Dr. Ritesh Patel

Ever wondered if you could see vibrations of light how it will appear. It will be a pretty one!😻 Here we represent this phenomenon (#polarization) with colors. For more details: tinyurl.com/5n89fywy Next 🎯->TSE2024 @Indus_SolPhy @citizenCATE2024 @MiddleCorona

@SNHWx @swmcintosh

I can’t wait for SOLAR-1 data to get shared with yall! Got something new and exciting also releasing with it. ☺️

Explore the latest PUNCH science nugget to understand how a micrometeoroid helped create this stunning polarized image on October 13. ow.ly/5sVS50XHrXq

@anacetoronja @Prot_14 Thank you🥳😊

@Prot_14 @s0larish Happy birthday @s0larish 🥳🎉🎉

Couldn’t have done this without my friend Prof. Ritesh (@s0larish), who dug up most of this data. He’s a total expert in the field…definitely give him a follow! 🙂‍↕️🤝

From theory to discovery... One step closer (to better understand the #cosmos) @NatureAstronomy @SwRI #parkersolarprobe #solarorbiter eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

##ParkerSolarProbe data validates longstanding models of magnetic reconnection, a key process driving #SolarFlares and space weather that can impact Earth's technology and infrastructure. @swri @NatureAstronomy doi.org/g9xd4h phys.org/news/2025-08-p…

Parker Solar Probe flies through a magnetic reconnection current sheet associated with a large-scale solar eruption. A collaborative effort by @CenterForAstro @JHUAPL @maxplanckpress @IUCAApune @USNRL. @Indus_SolPhy @SolarPapers #ParkerSolarProbe @SolarOrbiter

@RyanJFrench @halocme Another thought ... What if reconnection had already started before the emission was seen as flare here?

@RyanJFrench @halocme Agreed... This looks like an interesting case 🥳

A major eruption in AR 14168 associated with an M2.2 flare on 2025/08/10. This phenomenon, supra-arcade downflow, accompanies very energetic eruptions. The CME was not particularly spectacular in this case, though. Other M-class flares in the same region did not show this.

@RyanJFrench Use a Mouse to drag and drop 😁

I’m having some problems with my laptop, does anybody know how to fix?

SwRI’s Dr. Craig DeForest appeared on the Indian Solar Physics Community YouTube Channel to discuss the PUNCH mission and how he developed a love for solar physics. youtube.com/watch?v=rwe5h5…

@SwRI @NASASun

Breaking space news: We have made our own solar eclipse in space! 🌘 Today, we release the first images from our Proba-3 mission, which flies two spacecraft in precise formation to create artificial solar eclipses in orbit. Using a powerful instrument called a coronagraph, Proba-3 lets us observe the Sun’s corona, its ultra-hot outer atmosphere, helping us to understand space weather in ways we can’t from Earth. Learn more ➡️ esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…

Who knew dust could be so pretty! 😍 New images from NASA’s recently launched PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission show the beauty of zodiacal light, the faint glow of sunlight reflecting off dust surrounding our Sun. At left, a combined image from one of PUNCH's three Wide Field Imagers (WFIs) shows the zodiacal light. The light has been colorized based on its angle, or polarization. The Sun's position is marked by the star icon. At right, an image from PUNCH’s Narrow Field Imager (NFI) shows a new Moon against a blocked SUn. A new Moon would normally appear completely dark against the bright light of the Sun, but PUNCH’s NFI instrument has an occulter (the dark circle covering the Sun) that blocks the Sun’s disk to image the Sun’s faint surroundings. In this much dimmer setting, mere Earthshine (sunlight reflected off of Earth) is enough to illuminate the Moon. View these images and more: go.nasa.gov/3S2N5Oq

@RyanJFrench Yeah...at least some satisfaction... Thicker clouds approaching :(

@s0larish My camera can pick up full red moon on high ISO/exposure - but my eye can’t through the cloud!

Happening right now! If the Moon is currently up for you (through the clouds) - go look at it! We’re currently in the partial phase of the lunar eclipse, with the total phase arriving in an hour.

@RyanJFrench Clouds over my field of view..barely crescent visible 🥺

@s0larish Clouds on the horizon… let’s hope they stay there!

We have liftoff! PUNCH and SPHEREx are taking a carpool to space (aboard a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket) after launching from @SLDelta30 at 11:10 pm ET (0310 UTC).

@purohitmanish @NASA @NASAJPL blogs.nasa.gov/punch/

@purohitmanish @NASA @NASAJPL PUNCH is also launching with this mission.

What do you think about a 3D map of 450 million galaxies available in 102 colors? @NASA and @NASAJPL are planning the #SphereX mission, this observatory will map the entire celestial sky four times in two years, creating a 3D map of over 450 million galaxies.

𝗦𝘄𝗥𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: NASA's launching a new sun mission this month: 'PUNCH is going to see a total solar eclipse' ow.ly/gc3650UV42h 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘈𝘚𝘈’𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘣/𝘒𝘪𝘮 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘫𝘢𝘦, 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘵 𝘍𝘦𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳