Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope

Inouye Solar Telescope captures spectacular first sunspot image

7 December 2020 Astronomy Now

A spectacular image of a sunspot released by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world’s largest, shows a wealth of detail with a resolution 2.5 times higher than previously achieved.

Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope dazzles with first light images

29 January 2020 Astronomy Now

First light images from the 4-metre Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope are the sharpest ever achieved from the ground, hinting at discoveries to come.

A research milestone in helping predict solar flares

17 November 2015 Astronomy Now

An international team of researchers, led by Queen’s University Belfast, has devised a high-precision method of examining magnetic fields in the Sun’s atmosphere, representing a significant leap forward in the investigation of solar flares and potentially catastrophic ‘space weather’.