An image captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii shows sunspots on the star’s surface. VTF/KIS/NSF/NSO/AURA/The National Solar Observatory (NSO)
VTF/KIS/NSF/NSO/AURA/The National Solar Observatory (NSO)
The most powerful solar telescope in the world has recorded a major milestone atop an active volcano in Hawaii, capturing a detailed image of a cluster of sunspots with the telescope’s new Visible Tunable Filter (VTF).
Scientists hope that in the future the instrument will help predict powerful and potentially damaging solar storms.
The Daniel K. Inouye Telescope snapped the photo of the roaring star late last month from the summit