Visible Emission Line Coronagraph:
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in Bengaluru have reported initial significant observations from the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) onboard ADITYA-L1, India’s first solar mission launched by ISRO.The VELC on ADITYA-L1 successfully captured and precisely estimated the onset time of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that erupted from the Sun on July 16, marking the first scientific result from India’s solar mission.The VELC’s unique capabilities allowed scientists to observe the CME close to the Sun’s surface, a breakthrough as such observations are typically visible only at a greater distance from the Sun.
