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Snapshot out of a time series obtained with the SCIP instrument. Image credit: Sunrise3 Team

Scientists gather to present and discuss ground-breaking results from the Sunrise III observatory, the largest solar telescope ever to leave the ground

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During its 6.5-day flight along the Arctic Circle, the SUNRISE III balloon observatory collected new, unprecedented solar observations spanning the…

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International conference on telescopes and instrumentation at KIS

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International conference on telescopes and instrumentation at KIS

In late January the Institute of Solar Physics (KIS) hosted an international…

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Megaelectronvolt-peaked electrons in a coronal source of a solar flare

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A team of scientists from NJIT and KIS have identified a previously unknown class of high-energy particles in the upper atmosphere of the Sun as the…

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The stability of sunspots: 400-year-old mystery now solved by astrophysicists at the Freiburg Institute of Solar Physics (KIS)

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Sunspots are the most striking phenomenon of the solar magnetic field. After the invention of the telescope early in the 17th century, the Italian…

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Measurement setup of the first FPI. Credits: KIS

First solar observations with unique instrument at the world's largest solar telescope

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The Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS) located in Freiburg Germany has installed a high-precision measuring instrument for the world's largest solar…

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