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Largest imaging spectro-polarimeter achieves first light at solar telescope
The U.S. National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope, operated by ...
New solar instrument captures first high-resolution images at world's largest telescope
The Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS) located in Freiburg, Germany, has installed a high-precision measuring instrument for the ...
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First image from the world’s largest solar telescope captures the sun in unheard-of detail
A newly released image of the sun captured by the world's largest solar telescope shows the surface of our nearest star in ...
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Incredible photo catches the sun rising behind the world's largest telescope
The massive dome measures 305 feet (93 meters) in diameter, or about the size of a football field and stands 263 feet (80 ...
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First image from the world’s largest solar telescope captures the sun in unheard-of detail
“Seeing those first spectral scans was a surreal moment. This is something no other instrument in the telescope can achieve in the same way,” said Dr. Stacey Sueoka, a senior optical engineer ...
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Largest imaging spectro-polarimeter achieves first light at the NSF Daniel K. Inouye solar telescope
The U.S. National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, operated by the NSF National Solar Observatory (NSO) near the summit of Maui’s ...
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Can Hubble still hang? How the space telescope compares to its successors after 35 years of cosmic adventures
On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 35 years in space. Can it still hold its own and prove ...