The CDS study FSUN, which is generally run once a month, produces Full Sun Disk Images at six wavelengths by rastering over the full sun. This entire procedure takes over 11 hours. These images show the sun at temperatures ranging from 20,000 degrees (He I) to 2,600,000 degrees (Fe XVI)

From the CDS Operations Management Team in the Space Science & Technology Department at CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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