The purpose of the Solar Physics Division (SPD) is the advancement of the study of the Sun and the coordination of such research with other branches of science. The SPD holds annual scientific meetings, awards several different prizes, and supports students in various ways.

NEW

Important changes to SolarSoft

The SolarSoft library is distributed to the community through an anonymous FTP site at NASA/GSFC. Effective August 1st, NASA will be decommissioning unencrypted/anonymous FTP login, and so current scripts for installing and updating SolarSoft libraries (and databases) from the FTP server at GSFC will cease to function.

In preparation for this decommissioning, we are currently modifying the scripts to connect to a new server at https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/solarsoft. These modifications are not yet complete, but are expected to be working soon. We will keep the community informed of any progress.

Note that individual instrument directories are already accessible through, for example,
https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/solarsoft/soho
https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/solarsoft/hinode

and the directory structure is the same as for the ftp site.

If you have any questions or problems, a SolarSoft helpdesk has been set up at: ssw_help@grace.nascom.nasa.gov.
Dominic Zarro, Bill Thompson, Peter Young

The proposed changes to SPD Bylaws vote passed overwhelmingly, with 45% of members voting. The new bylaws are available from the Business and Bylaws page along with updated information about SPD prizes and awards.

The notes from the 2019 St Louis business meeting have also been uploaded. They too are accessible from the Business and Bylaws page.

Reports from the 2018 Metcalf travel award recipients have been uploaded.