Euclid UK @eucliduk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025This led to a couple of days of unusable data. 😬 Lasting damage is done to the telescope’s sensitive detectors, but this was planned for in the mission’s design and Euclid can take much more damage still before its instruments seriously degrade. 💪 1120 12
Euclid UK @eucliduk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025And, thankfully, space agencies regularly monitor the Sun using satellites so that we can anticipate incoming space weather events like this. Here's a view of last week's incoming storm from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)... 🕶️ 1100 10
Euclid UK @eucliduk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Back on Earth, our planet's atmosphere and magnetic field work to protect us from the more harmful effects of this space weather. Instead, some of us Euclideans got to see the beautiful northern lights in action - even in light polluted areas! 😍 160 6
