Starlyte Posted June 24, 2003 #1 Share Posted June 24, 2003 Explanation: How smooth is the Sun? The new Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope, deployed in the Canary Islands only last year, allows imaging of objects less than 100-km across on the Sun's surface. When pointed toward the Sun's edge, surface objects now begin to block each other, indicating true three-dimensional information. Close inspection of the image reveals much vertical information, including spectacular light-bridges rising nearly 500-km above the floor of sunspots near the top of the image. Also visible in the above false-color image are hundreds of bubbling granules, each about 1000-km across, and small bright regions known as faculas. LINK to Article and Picture Very cool pic of the sun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted June 24, 2003 #2 Share Posted June 24, 2003 Excellent picture there, you can really see the Solar granulation and sunspots very clearly. That's the best quality image of the Sun's surface I've seen yet. Nice find Starlyte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlyte Posted June 24, 2003 Author #3 Share Posted June 24, 2003 I thought it was too beautiful not to share here! It is a great picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimm Posted June 24, 2003 #4 Share Posted June 24, 2003 he he.....lol..... The new Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope lol New Swedish Solar Telescope(NSST) ..........lol.............he he....this is funny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nethius Posted June 24, 2003 #5 Share Posted June 24, 2003 very cool and interesting picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 25, 2003 #6 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Wow, excellent pic starlyte. Thanks for sharing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kismit Posted June 26, 2003 #7 Share Posted June 26, 2003 That really is an awesome pic Starlyte . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdodo Posted June 26, 2003 #8 Share Posted June 26, 2003 CoOoOoL It looks like skin ... but from very close distance ... But it look awsam ... thanks ((Starlyte)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimm Posted June 26, 2003 #9 Share Posted June 26, 2003 yes it most sertenly is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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