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The highest resolution Solar images have been captured by Andor Balor sCMOS cameras at the largest solar telescope in the world.
Newly released data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded 4-meter Inouye Solar Telescope at Haleakal\u0101 in Hawai\u2019i show the surface of the Sun in unprecedented detail, hailing the beginning of a new era of high resolution solar physics and a giant leap forward in understanding the most precious astronomical body to humankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These new images and video show how the areas known as \u2018quiet Sun\u2019 are much more dynamic than previously thought. The images clearly show large convective cell structures, which can be double the size of France, from the \u2018boiling\u2019 6000-degree plasma which denote the solar surface. These structures represent the top of violent motions which push the light and heat from the nuclear core out to the solar atmosphere. Most importantly, fantastic detail can be observed between these cells, showcasing the turbulent motions and magnetic concentrations being buffeted by these dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The images were taken with the newly released 16-megapixel Andor Balor sCMOS camera, which was developed as part of the telescope project which involves a research consortium with key driving from Queen\u2019s University Belfast. The Andor Balor cameras provide enough dynamic range to capture both dark sunspots and bright solar flares in one image. Furthermore, the camera\u2019s global shutter readout functionality allows pixel operation whereby each pixel is exposed identically relative to an external GPS timestamp, enabling the study of small-scale, high velocity transients with pixel perfect accuracy. With Andor cameras installed on 4 instruments at the telescope, it allows for high resolution imaging, together with spectral and polarimetric information to be gathered from a variety of wavelengths and solar atmospheric heights simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Aaron Reid, solar physics researcher and lead tester for the Balor cameras at the telescope states \u201cThe Balor cameras delivered to the Inouye Solar Telescope provide a unique solution to a complex problem. The 4-m telescope required a very large field-of-view to maximise the physical resolution, while also having a fast-enough readout to essentially \u2018freeze\u2019 the atmospheric seeing on Earth to provide us with these amazing new images. This will finally allow solar physicists to understand the magnetic dynamics which drive space weather, which can wreak havoc to us on Earth, and ultimately help in predicting future events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Space Weather, namely coronal mass ejections from the Sun, can cause trillions of dollars of damage to satellites, GPS and electricity networks. In 2003, flights were grounded and rerouted due to a solar storm, while in 1989, a strong solar storm caused a blackout along the entire province of Quebec, halting the Toronto Stock Exchange. The ability to prepare in advance of a solar storm is paramount in safeguarding our technology and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis from Queen\u2019s University Belfast, who led the UK consortium, said: \u201cThe images produced by the Inouye Solar Telescope opens new horizons in solar physics. Its imaging capability allows us to study the physical processes at work in the Sun\u2019s atmosphere at unprecedented levels of detail. We worked hard over the past few years with Belfast-based Andor Technology to develop the cameras that equip the Inouye Solar Telescope and it is highly rewarding to now see this fascinating imaging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

For more information, please visit http:\/\/www.andor.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The highest resolution Solar images have been captured by Andor Balor sCMOS cameras at the largest solar telescope in the world. 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