A recently published image of the sun, pulled by largest solar telescope in the world, It shows the surface of the closest star to us in unprecedented detail, shed light on its fiery complexity.

As CNN points out, Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii made a significant progress in the study of the Sun, recording his first image with his new instrument, Visible Tunable Filter (VTF). The VTF, developed by the Solar Physics Institute in Germany, allows scientists to observe the sun with unprecedented precision, revealing details that were invisible to date.

VTF can create a closest than ever, three -dimensional picture What happens on the surface of the sun, according to a statement.

The nearby shot reveals a complex of dark sun -sized sun spots near the center of the inner atmosphere of the sun, on a scale of 10 kilometers per pixel (pixel). ​​​​

These spots mark areas of intense magnetic activity, where solar flares and mass emissions (CME) are likely to occur. Mass coronal emissions are large clouds of ionized gas called plasma and magnetic fields exploding from the outer atmosphere of the sun.

Detailed images like this, taken in early December, are an important tool for scientists to learn and predict potentially dangerous solar weather, said Friedrich Weger, a scientist at the program Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in an email.

These energy eruptions from the sun can interact with the electromagnetic field of our planet, causing disturbances in basic infrastructure, Like electricity networks and communications networks powered by satellites, he explained.

As the soup boils in a fireplace, heat escapes from the core of the sun and climbs its surface through fluid movements, Mark Miss Researcher at the Co -operative Institute of Environmental Sciences Research at the University of Colorado in Bolder. Miss did not participate in the research.

Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope