(A high-resolution image of the flare from the Inouye Solar Telescope, taken on August 8, 2024, at 20:12 UT. The image is about 4 Earth-diameters on each side. Credit: NSF/NSO/AURA)
"The highest-resolution images of a solar flare captured at the H-alpha wavelength (656.28 nm) ever captured may reshape how we understand the sun's magnetic architecture—and improve space weather forecasting.
Using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, built and operated by the National Solar Observatory (NSO), astronomers captured dark coronal loop strands with unprecedented clarity during the decay phase of an X1.3-class flare on August 8, 2024, at 20:12 UT."
"The paper describing this study, titled "Unveiling Unprecedented Fine Structure in Coronal Flare Loops with the DKIST," is available in The Astrophysical Journal Letters."
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