%0 Journal Article
%A Bernabé García, Sergio
%A García, Gabriel
%A Carrasco, Víctor M. S.
%A Vaquero, José M.
%T SunMap: A Solar Image Processing Software for Obtaining Synoptic Maps
%D 2022
%@ 0038-0938
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71882
%X A new open-source software, called SunMap, has been developed to obtain synoptic maps in an easy and quick way from multiple full-disc solar images. Our objective is to provide a free and straightforward application for heliophysicists and geophysicists interested in generating solar synoptic maps. SunMap allows comparison of structures and patterns of solar activity over various periods. Thus, the short- and long-term evolution of solar regions of interest can be studied. To reach this goal, different solar images taken day by day are stored in a single map that uses a sequence of images and allows the positioning of each observable element on it. A simple comparison between a synoptic map generated by SunMap and another previously constructed map is presented to show the versatility of this new available software.
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