New high-resolution images of the sun show how terrifying its structure looks up close – CBS News

The largest solar telescope in Europe has released unprecedented close-up images of the sun — and they are a little bit terrifying.  GREGOR, a telescope operated by a team of German scientists at the Teide Observatory in Spain, has obtained new high-resolution images of the intricate structure of the sun — the best ever captured by a European telescope, scientists said. 
Researchers attributed the never-before-seen detail of the images to a major redesign of the telescope by scientists and engi…

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