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Solar Astronomy, sun

“Cool” Gas May Be At The Root Of Sunspots

1 Feb , 2012 by Tammy Plotner

[/caption] Although well over 40 years old, the Dunn Solar Telescope at Sunspot, New Mexico isn’t going to be looking at an early retirement. On the contrary, it has been outfitted with the new Facility Infrared Spectropolarimeter (FIRS) and is already making news on its solar findings. FIRS provides simultaneous spectral coverage at visible and […]

convection, Dunn Solar Telescope, Hydrogen, magnetism, solar cycle, Solar Spectra, Spectropolarimeter, sunspots

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