Inouye Main (Full View) (VIDEO)

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)

Caption

The highest-resolution image of the Sun's surface (photosphere) ever captured, taken at 416 nm by the Inouye Solar Telescope. It reveals deformed boundaries of magnetic elements and ultra-fine scale stripes, both associated with Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.

Credit

NSF/NSO/AURA/MPS

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License

CC BY

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