SunMap: A Solar Image Processing Software for Obtaining Synoptic Maps

A new open-source software, called SunMap, has been developed to obtain synoptic maps in an easy and quick way from multiple full-disc solar images. Our objective is to provide a free and straightforward application for heliophysicists and geophysicists interested in generating solar synoptic maps....

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Autores: Bernabé García, Sergio, García, Gabriel, Carrasco, Víctor M. S., Vaquero, José M.
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/71882
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71882
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Rotation
Solar cycle
observations
Sunspots
statistics
Software
3304.16 Diseño Lógico
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Resumo:A new open-source software, called SunMap, has been developed to obtain synoptic maps in an easy and quick way from multiple full-disc solar images. Our objective is to provide a free and straightforward application for heliophysicists and geophysicists interested in generating solar synoptic maps. SunMap allows comparison of structures and patterns of solar activity over various periods. Thus, the short- and long-term evolution of solar regions of interest can be studied. To reach this goal, different solar images taken day by day are stored in a single map that uses a sequence of images and allows the positioning of each observable element on it. A simple comparison between a synoptic map generated by SunMap and another previously constructed map is presented to show the versatility of this new available software.