# Sun in High-Res


A team of researchers from the University of Central Lancashire and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center [published images of the Sun](https://www.flickr.com/photos/uclan/albums/72157713806346422) in unprecedented resolution. Obtained with NASA's high resolution Coronal Imager, used incandescent plasma filaments never seen before:

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![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1743070588043/47e34a9b-d168-425e-be3d-6652f92aff47.jpeg)

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1743070589443/5a7c66d4-4eb6-4821-9a92-2dc58ed492ae.jpeg)

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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](https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab6dcf)