GONG/UD has restarted its operations

 After about 3 months of dormancy, GONG station in Udaipur, India has restarted its daily operations. The station was shut down at the end of June due to monsoon season.  Transitionally, monsoon in India is divided into the Southwest Monsoon and the Northeast Monsoon. Udaipur area is affected by the Southwest monsoon, which usually starts in June and ends in September. Even though the entrance window in GONG turret is sealed, during the monsoon season with heavy rains, the turret has to be covered by a special bag, to prevent any water leakage. The 2025 monsoon season in India officially ended on September 30, and GONG/UD resumed observations on 9 Oct. During the initial restart, one can see H-alpha images rapidly rotating at the beginning of observing day. The image orientation will be corrected later. After the image rotation is completed, a very large prominence can been seen on the North-East (upper-left).