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Sun in High-Res

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Master dregree in Physics in scattering theory. PhD in Physics in group theory (ray representation in quantum mechanics). After a master in e-learning I'm Chief Editor / Deputy Editor for EduINAF, INAF magazine about outreach and astronomy education.

A team of researchers from the University of Central Lancashire and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center published images of the Sun in unprecedented resolution. Obtained with NASA's high resolution Coronal Imager, used incandescent plasma filaments never seen before:



Williams, T., Walsh, R. W., Winebarger, A. R., Brooks, D. H., Cirtain, J. W., De Pontieu, B., ... & Peter, H. (2020). Is the High-Resolution Coronal Imager Resolving Coronal Strands? Results from AR 12712. The Astrophysical Journal, 892(2), 134. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab6dcf