German scientists presented the world's first images of the Sun surface in a 8K resolution, who open an unprecedented level of detail of solar activity, In particular, stains, plasma flows and magnetic structures.
The new high -precision camera system was developed by the Leibniz Astrophysics Institute in Potsdami (AIP) for a vacuum tin telescope (VTT), that is located at Teide Observatory on Tenerife Island. This system for the first time ensured the reproduction of the images of the sun in 8K format (8000× 6000 pixels), combining a wide viewing angle with high spatial resolution.
The latest image processing technologies are used for this purpose, which combine hundreds of short expositions, fixed at speed 25 frames per second. The result is an image with a resolution to 100 km on the surface of the sun, which allows to observe solar processes with time accuracy to 20 seconds.
With the help of a new camera managed to cover with images of the plot with a diameter 200 000 km - about the seven part of the diameter of the sun. This allows you to explore the magnetic fields of active regions, the processes of solar outbreaks and dynamics of the solar atmosphere with unprecedented accuracy.
The data obtained is of great importance to improve space forecasting models, satellite, power systems and navigation on the ground.
