Out of This World: Hawaii's Solar Telescope Captures Extraordinary New Images of the Sun

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This image shows heating plasma rising on convective bubbles of the “quiet” sun, then cooling into intergranular lanes.
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This image from the Daniel K. Inouye Telescope shows the solar atmosphere above the sun’s surface.
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This image shows the solar atmosphere above the sun’s surface.
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This image shows fine structures of a sunspot on the sun’s surface, as captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Telescope.
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This image shows the “end phase” of a sunspot, due to the presence of umbral fragments, according to the National Solar Observatory.
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This image shows a light bridge and convection cells surrounding a sunspot on the sun.
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