New telescope reveal high resolution pictures of Sun's surface

30 Jan 2020

New telescope reveal high resolution pictures of Sun’s surface

New telescope reveal high resolution pictures of Sun’s surfacePreviously, we read a new type of magnetic explosion on the Sun.

Now, a telescope has revealed new high-resolution images of the Sun, which reveal its actual surface.

These photos have been taken by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) in Hawaii, US.

The National Science Foundation built this 13 foot/four-metre solar ground-based telescope.
 	It’s the world’s largest solar telescope, mirror-wise, and it also has the largest aperture of any solar telescope.
 	The telescope will also be used along with NASA's Parker Solar Probe and the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter.
 	Using them, scientists can learn more about the Sun and how the space weather it creates could affect Earth.

What does the image show?

The image is taken at 789 nanometers, and captured features of 18 miles in size.
 	The DKIST images show a close-up of the Sun's surface, which is a pattern of wild 'boiling' gas covering the entire Sun.
 	In addition to this, the image shows the granular structures, like chunks of gold all over the Sun's surface.
 	The cell-like structures are violent motions that transport heat from the inside of the Sun to its surface.

The team will continue to test and commission the telescope to make it ready for use by the international solar scientific community.

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