Speaker
Description
First Name: Luciano
Last Name: Rodriguez
Affiliation: Royal Observatory of Belgium
All Authors: Luciano Rodriguez, David Berghmans, Andreas Debrabandere, Emil Kraaikamp, Konstantina Loumou, Marilena Mierla, Dana Talpenau, Cis Verbeeck, Andrei Zhukov, Zoe Zontou
Abstract: Solar Orbiter’s Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) continues to deliver unprecedented views of the solar atmosphere, combining full-disk coverage via the Full Sun Imager (FSI) with high-resolution imaging from the High Resolution Imagers (HRIs). A series of coordinated observation campaigns have been developed in synergy with ASPIICS, the coronagraph onboard ESA’s PROBA 3 mission, which began nominal operations in July 2025. These joint campaigns exploit the complementary capabilities of ASPIICS, which observes the low corona from 1.08 to 3 Rs, and EUI, which provides both global context through FSI and high resolution views with HRI. The first coordinated campaign was conducted to co observe the off limb corona in August 2025, with EUI/FSI operating in occulter mode while ASPIICS observed during opposition. Building on this initial effort, a dedicated ASPIICS support SOOP (Solar Orbiter Observing Plan) will be implemented multiple times in 2026. The earliest campaigns, scheduled for January and March, will combine standard and occulted EUI/FSI imaging with complementary high resolution observations from EUI/HRI, providing both global and fine scale coverage of coronal structures. Interesting opportunities also arise outside the formally planned SOOPs. We will outline the observing strategies adopted for these joint campaigns and highlight the first datasets already obtained.