A Telescope Image of Sun’s Surface has People Talking
Jan 30, 2020
National Science Foundation released never seen before images of the Sun’s turbulent surface. The Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) on the summit of Haleakala, Maui in Hawaii, released the pictures that show details as small as 30 km across the sun, reported the BBC.
The cell-like structures are roughly the size of the US state of Texas. They are convicting masses of hot, excited gas or plasma.
The NSF's Inouye Solar Telescope provides unprecedented close-ups of the sun’s surface, but ultimately it will measure the sun’s corona – no total solar eclipse required. ????
— National Science Foundation (@NSF) January 29, 2020
More: https://t.co/UsOrXJHaY1 #SolarVision2020 pic.twitter.com/DO0vf9ZzKC
The bright centers are where this solar material is rising; the surrounding dark lanes are where plasma is cooling and sinking.
After the highest resolution image of the sun's surface was released, the internet had a lot to say about it in their own way. Check out the reactions below:
I’m not trying to compete with the sexiness of the suns surface, but how many likes can the surface of my garlic bread get? https://t.co/hhgxToFzCC pic.twitter.com/HqE1beMjyo
— Midnight Palma ???? (@MidnightPalma) January 30, 2020
Sun's surface looks like chikky from India. ???? pic.twitter.com/CAXgUUkPZn
— Kumar Shubham (@professor_WTAF) January 30, 2020
Is this the suns surface or a bowl of Golden Crisp? pic.twitter.com/9SmAxk5v21
— Dout Urameshi (@knowdout01) January 30, 2020
The surface of the sun looks like a bunch of un popped popcorn kernels pic.twitter.com/vDfH4tl9KO
— BakaBakaBakaBoi (@BakaBakaBoi) January 29, 2020
The most detailed image of the Sun's surface we've captured is basically that of a low res Chikki. pic.twitter.com/vZUHh0ayGe
— Siddharth Panda (@realslimsiddy) January 30, 2020
OK, maybe you can mess with Texas, but definitely don't mess with the Sun: https://t.co/PLQOOvEjcf pic.twitter.com/zpnVBL8Htx
— Corey S. Powell (@coreyspowell) January 29, 2020
I always knew the surface of the sun was made of popcorn. pic.twitter.com/R9nJBIxhGo
— Jeeves ‘Logosmith’ Williams ?????????????????????????????????? (@jeeveswilliams) January 29, 2020
That picture of the suns surface looks like caramel popcorn pic.twitter.com/ZdDImYjbEJ
— tails (@tails3isawesome) January 29, 2020
it sorta looks like what happens to oatmeal when i put waayyyy too much brown sugar in it (aka the only way to eat oatmeal)
— enchilada enthusiast (@petiteandmighty) January 29, 2020
— Bryan Kelly (@BryanKeIIy) January 29, 2020
Genuinely amazing however anyone else crave baked beans after seeing this? ???? pic.twitter.com/yYXMxfuhxr
— Kieran Woodruff (@k1eranw) January 29, 2020
Am I the only one who saw "The most detailed image of the Sun's surface to date" and thought that it looks like Kappalandi mittai? pic.twitter.com/8h0qsE7XwM
— Anoop Menon (@godsonlymistake) January 30, 2020
why does my rice cake look like the most detailed image of the suns surface ? pic.twitter.com/lll8oKYjTk
— iliana ???? (@ilianaxmendez) January 30, 2020
The DKIST is a brand new facility positioned atop Haleakala, a 3,000m-high volcano on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Its 4m primary mirror is the world's largest for a solar telescope. The telescope will be used to look after sun's activities.