Fig. 1: Measurement setup of first FPI showing the two glass plates with a diameter of 0.3 m and the gap between them which is about 0.5 mm wide and is tuned to sub-nanometer accuracy in order to ...

Incredible new images of the sun's surface provide an unprecedented view of raging sunspots and solar activity. A new high-resolution camera system developed by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics ...

A narrow-band image of the sun at a wavelength of λ=588.9nm - that of a well known solar sodium line also known as the "NaD line." The image was acquired during recent first light efforts with the VTF ...

A groundbreaking study published in The Astrophysical Journal Lettersexplores the fine-scale structure of the Sun’s surface, revealing unprecedented details about its magnetic fields. Using the power ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

The Sun has captivated humanity for millennia. And yet, despite being our closest star, studying it is not easy. Its blinding ...

Astronomers using the Inouye Solar Telescope have captured the sharpest-ever images of a solar flare, revealing coronal loops as thin as 21 km wide. These threadlike plasma structures, imaged during ...

The National Solar Observatory on Mt. Haleakala recorded this high-resolution image of a solar flare on the sun. According to the observatory, the image is about four Earth-diameters on each side.

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A narrow-band image of the Sun at a wavelength of λ=588.9nm - that of a well known solar sodium line also known as the “NaD line.” The image was acquired during recent first light efforts with the VTF ...