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Alignment and optical performance of the Metis coronagraph for the Solar Orbiter mission

Fabio Frassetto, D. Spadaro, V. Andretta, Marco Castronuovo, Gerardo Capobianco, Marta Casti, Federico Landini, G. Massone, M. Pancrazzi, Roberto Susino, L. Teriaca, Vania Da Deppo, M. Uslenghi, Paola Zuppella, M. Romoli, Silvano Fineschi, E. Antonucci, G. Naletto, G. Nicolini, P. Nicolosi

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Metis is a coronagraphic instrument mounted on-board the Solar Orbiter mission. Solar Orbiter is dedicated to study the solar and heliospheric physics from a close and inclined orbit around the Sun. Its launch is expected in February 2020.Metis features two channels to study the solar corona in two different spectral bands: in the UV at the Lyman α 121.6 nm and in the visible 580-640 nm.During the last two years, the Metis instrument has been built, aligned and calibrated.

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Metis is a coronagraphic instrument mounted on-board the Solar Orbiter mission. Solar Orbiter is dedicated to study the solar and heliospheric physics from a close and inclined orbit around the Sun. Its launch is expected in February 2020.Metis features two channels to study the solar corona in two different spectral bands: in the UV at the Lyman α 121.6 nm and in the visible 580-640 nm.During the last two years, the Metis instrument has been built, aligned and calibrated.

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Metis is a coronagraphic instrument mounted on-board the Solar Orbiter mission. Solar Orbiter is dedicated to study the solar and heliospheric physics from a close and inclined orbit around the Sun. Its launch is expected in February 2020.Metis features two channels to study the solar corona in two different spectral bands: in the UV at the Lyman α 121.6 nm and in the visible 580-640 nm.During the last two years, the Metis instrument has been built, aligned and calibrated.

Key concepts: Orbiter, Metis, Coronagraph, Physics, Astronomy, Corona (planetary geology), Remote sensing, Optics

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