SOHO-Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT):
Coordinated observations for the total solar eclipse
of 2001 June 21

Observations during totality

EIT synoptic images, 2001 June 21 12:30 - 13:00 UT

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171 Å 195 Å 284 Å 304 Å
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12:51 UT 12:45 UT 12:56 UT 12:38 UT

Pre-eclipse observations

EIT synoptic images, 2001 June 21

171 Å 195 Å 284 Å 304 Å
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01:00 UT 01:13 UT 01:06 UT 01:19 UT
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08:34 UT 08:48 UT 08:40 UT 08:54 UT

Fe XII/Fe IX, X ratio images (temperature-sensitive)

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[EIT ratio GIF image] [EIT ratio GIF image] [EIT ratio GIF image]
01:13/01:00 UT 08:48/08:34 UT 12:45/12:51 UT

Brighter is hotter (above 1.5 x 106 K); darker is cooler (below 1.0 x 106 K).

Post-eclipse observations

171 Å 195 Å 284 Å 304 Å
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17:30 UT 17:36 UT 17:42 UT 17:49 UT
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17:56 UT 18:02 UT 18:08 UT 18:15 UT

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Web curator: Joseph B. Gurman
Responsible NASA official: Joseph B. Gurman, Facility Scientist, Solar Data Analysis Center
gurman@gsfc.nasa.gov
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