All Hinode data became publicly available on May 27, 2007.
There is no restriction on the use of the observations, but the Hinode Team has some requests. Papers based on Hinode data should include an appropriate acknowledgement. It is also convenient to contact the PIs of the instruments prior to the analysis of the observations, to get updated information on instrumental problems, reduction routines, etc.
There are four main places to get the observations:
- The Hinode Science Data Centre Europe (University of Oslo)
- DARTS (ISAS)
- The Lockheed SOT website
- The MSSL EIS website
The European Hinode SDC has a very powerful search interface. It displays thumbnails and groups the files belonging to the same observing run, which allows one to select complete data sets with just a click. DARTs does not offer thumbnails, but it is the only site where one can get continuum maps for the raster scans performed by the SP. Movies can be found in the Lockheed site and also at NAOJ
Before analyzing any observation, please check the list of ongoing studies maintained by NAOJ. The data used by Japanese PhD students contributing to the operation of Hinode are protected, so it is always a good idea to make sure that your investigation does not conflict with any PhD thesis.
Data Calibration
The data archives store Level 0 (i.e., raw) data only. The Hinode calibration software is implemented in SolarSoft (SSW). For detailed information on how to use SSW and SSWDB with Hinode, please visit the website of MSSL.
MSSL has a Help Desk in the form of a Wiki. It provides a complete overview of EIS data reduction and calibration. NAOJ has a similar Wiki for SOT data, but for the moment it is only available in Japanese.
At the IAA, we may be able to provide limited support to those of you who would like to calibrate SOT data. Please contact us for further assistance.