If you watch this video it might help provide some orientation and context for the field of view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQXNqhQzBLM https://www.youtu

If you watch this video it might help provide some orientation and context for the field of view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQXNqhQzBLM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQXNqhQzBLM The Parker Solar Probe has a very eccentric orbit around the sun and mostly operates behind this large head shield which always faces the sun. So imagine it like horse blinders and the instruments are facing in the direction of travel and to some extent 'to the right' away from the sun. In the video the sun is always to the left and the probe is going through its closes approach of the orbit (aka perigee) which directly correlates to the velocity telemetry in the bottom left. At the highest speed, it's closest to the sun. So in the video of the vortex the sun is to the left, the axis of the vortex is likely pointing directly at the sun and the probe is flying past it.