Images from a powerful new telescope installed on top of a volcano in Hawaii show a detailed surface of the sun
- Images from a powerful new telescope installed on top of a volcano in Hawaii show the surface of the sun in the closest detail yet, revealing features as small as 30km across.
The telescope, which features the world’s largest solar 4-meter mirror, could enable a greater understanding of the sun and its impact on our planet, according to the National Solar Observatory, a public research institute headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.
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