Observing the Photosphere and Chromosphere with the Solar Optical Telescope and its Focal Plane Package

T. D. Tarbell, for the SOT/FPP Team

This talk will briefly describe the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) instrument and its Focal Plane Package (FPP). Then I will concentrate on the types of observations of the photosphere and chromosphere which can be collected. Great flexibility is possible, but constraints of cadence and data rate must be considered. I will describe several examples of realistic observing programs. Finally, I will touch on the SOT baseline science plan, which is under construction now.

Correspondence

T. D. Tarbell(tarbell@lmsal.com), Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Lab

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