The south pole of the Sun has been photographed for the first time

Another historic step has been taken towards unlocking the secrets of the Sun. The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has photographed the Sun's south pole for the first time in human history, the ESA official website reported. This news has aroused great interest in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics.

It is reported that in recent months, the Solar Orbiter device has tilted its orbit 17 degrees below the Sun's equator. This allowed it to deviate from the usual plane of motion, called the solar ecliptic, and look at the mysterious and unexplored south pole of the Sun.
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It is emphasized that these valuable photographs and videos will allow us to analyze the movement of matter in the Sun's outer atmosphere - that is, in the corona. This, in turn, can be useful in predicting processes such as solar storms, plasma eruptions, and even understanding meteorological and technological impacts on Earth.

According to ESA, the images were taken by three of the 10 scientific instruments on board the Solar Orbiter apparatus - the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI), the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) and Metis.

The polar regions of the Sun have long been of interest to astronomers, as magnetic fields arise here and affect the cycles of the Sun. Given that today the Sun has entered a new phase of activity, these images can help predict future geomagnetic disturbances, radio outages or problems with satellite operations.

It is worth noting that the Solar Orbiter mission was launched in 2020 and is carried out in cooperation with the European ESA and the US NASA agencies. Its main task is to study the Sun from a close distance and collect accurate data about areas and processes unknown to humanity.

Photographing the south pole of the Sun is not just a cosmic image, but another symbol of new discoveries, scientific and technological progress for all of humanity.

Solar Orbiter is expected to continue to fully explore these areas by taking images from even lower angles in the future.