A new view of our star: observations from SOHO.

Abstract

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft is revolutionizing our view of our star, the Sun. Its 12 instrument payload allows one to delve into the body of the Sun itself, to observe the mysterious solar atmosphere and to investigate the influence of the Sun on interplanetary space. The mission has come up with a string of new discoveries and has shown that in many ways the Sun is not quite as we expected it to be. The authors glance at our closest star and review the results, in particular, from a British-led instrument.