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New high-resolution images from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope reveal tiny, 20-kilometer-wide magnetic 'curtains' on the Sun's surface, providing insights into magnetic field variations and their role in solar phenomena, with implications for understanding space weather.
Scientists used the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope to capture highly detailed images of the Sun's surface, revealing ultra-fine magnetic stripes called striations that are about 12 miles wide, providing new insights into the Sun's magnetic fields and their role in space weather phenomena.
The Inouye Solar Telescope has captured eight remarkable images of the sun's surface, showcasing sunspots and other features in unprecedented detail. The images highlight the presence of cool, dark sunspots on the photosphere, the sun's surface region with a strong magnetic field. These sunspots can be as large as or even bigger than the Earth and are associated with solar flares and coronal mass ejections, which can affect satellite-based communications on Earth. The telescope's advanced capabilities will provide answers to crucial questions about the sun, such as the origins of solar storms and the complexities of its magnetic field.