# @europeanspaceagency on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DK96KNqtgF1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35582100-europeanspaceagency-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1d4886f295.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-16T15:50:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** J.L.Lopez (@xandler80) — https://gondola.cc/xandler80

## Caption

We made our own solar eclipse — in space. 🌘

These stunning images are among the very first taken by our Proba-3 mission, which flies two spacecraft in precise formation to create artificial solar eclipses in orbit.

Using a powerful instrument called a coronagraph, Proba-3 lets us observe the Sun’s corona — the ultra-hot outer atmosphere — in ways we can’t from Earth.

- See the corona in visible light, as your eye would during an eclipse
- Explore extreme heat in the green light of supercharged iron
- Spot a rare cold plasma cloud glowing in helium light
- Discover how polarised light reveals structures hidden in plain sight
-️ And marvel at the combined view from three different missions, filling a long-standing observational gap

All from a mission that’s just getting started.

Swipe through for the science, the beauty, and a brand-new view of our closest star.

📸 europeanspaceagency / NASA /Proba-2/Proba-3/SOHO/SWAP/ASPIICS/LASCO C2/WOW algorithm
📸 ESA/Proba-3/ASPIICS/WOW algorithm
📸 ESA/Proba-3/ASPIICS
📸 ESA/Proba-3/ASPIICS
📸 ESA/Proba-3/ASPIICS

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## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ESA - European Space Agency | @europeanspaceagency | https://gondola.cc/europeanspaceagency | Government Organization |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Producer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Editor |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Publisher |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Copywriter |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Community Manager |

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