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Marvel at the most detailed photos of the Sun ever taken
2013-08-08 14:55:06| Extremetech
Astronomers at the Big Bear Solar Observatory have captured the most detailed, visible-light images of the Sun. In the first image, you can see the terrifying detail of a sunspot, where intense magnetic activity prevents the convective flow of superheated plasma. In the second image, the Sun's photosphere (the surface region that emits light) shows off its "ultrafine magnetic loops."
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