News: Scientists warn Trump’s 2026 budget cuts could shut down the world’s most powerful solar telescope DKIST.
The one that recently took the highest-res image of the Sun ever captured.
The one that recently took the highest-res image of the Sun ever captured.
June 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
News: Scientists warn Trump’s 2026 budget cuts could shut down the world’s most powerful solar telescope DKIST.
The one that recently took the highest-res image of the Sun ever captured.
The one that recently took the highest-res image of the Sun ever captured.
The Sun in unprecedented detail: DKIST reveals solar granulation at 30km/pixel
March 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The Sun in unprecedented detail: DKIST reveals solar granulation at 30km/pixel
Are those Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities ON THE SUN?!?!
August 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Are those Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities ON THE SUN?!?!
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What an amazing movie!
You are seeing the surface of the Sun through the "eyes" of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), which produced the highest resolution observations ever made.
This movie, dating back to 2019, covers an area 19,000 x 10,700 km.
🔭 🧪 #Science #Sun
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What an amazing movie!
You are seeing the surface of the Sun through the "eyes" of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), which produced the highest resolution observations ever made.
This movie, dating back to 2019, covers an area 19,000 x 10,700 km.
🔭 🧪 #Science #Sun
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January 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Welcome to my office. I park right behind the building, can vouch for how big it is. :) My laser trailer on other side of ridge. BTW, that's PanSTARRs just to the right of DKIST there. :)
It's hard to grasp the scale of DKIST without going to see it. That "small"hole in the dome is over 4 meters across. Results like this are generated by the physical telescope of course, but it's also a mountain of very, very clever post-processing methods to mitigate effects of our atmosphere. ☀️🔭🧪
Solar telescope on Haleakalā captures solar flare in unprecedented detail | Maui Now
Astronomers using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Maui have captured the most detailed images ever taken of a solar flare, revealing razor-thin magnetic loops that could transform how scientis...
mauinow.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Welcome to my office. I park right behind the building, can vouch for how big it is. :) My laser trailer on other side of ridge. BTW, that's PanSTARRs just to the right of DKIST there. :)
El Sol con un nivel de detalle sin precedentes: el DKIST revela la granulacion solar
March 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM
El Sol con un nivel de detalle sin precedentes: el DKIST revela la granulacion solar
We caught an ocean of plasma waves “breaking” on the Sun
You've seen the newest pictures from DKIST: of fluid instabilities on the Sun.
Now watch the animations, and see how exquisitely observations and simulations match!
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#sun #heliophysics #DKIST #astro #space
You've seen the newest pictures from DKIST: of fluid instabilities on the Sun.
Now watch the animations, and see how exquisitely observations and simulations match!
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#sun #heliophysics #DKIST #astro #space
We caught an ocean of plasma waves "breaking" on the Sun
With the National Solar Observatory's incredible DKIST, we see the Sun in the highest resolution ever. Its latest images blew us all away.
bigthink.com
August 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We caught an ocean of plasma waves “breaking” on the Sun
You've seen the newest pictures from DKIST: of fluid instabilities on the Sun.
Now watch the animations, and see how exquisitely observations and simulations match!
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#sun #heliophysics #DKIST #astro #space
You've seen the newest pictures from DKIST: of fluid instabilities on the Sun.
Now watch the animations, and see how exquisitely observations and simulations match!
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#sun #heliophysics #DKIST #astro #space
Always good to see DKIST in the news, especially as @tenaciousdpi.bsky.social and I park next to the thing every day. :)
"The most powerful solar telescope on Earth has just given us a key to help unlock the magnetic mysteries of the Sun." My telescope! It's so exciting 😄😄😄 #DKIST #InouyeSolarTelescope
Groundbreaking Maps of Magnetic Field in Sun's Atmosphere Revealed
The most powerful solar telescope on Earth has just given us a key to help unlock the magnetic mysteries of the Sun.
www.sciencealert.com
September 23, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Always good to see DKIST in the news, especially as @tenaciousdpi.bsky.social and I park next to the thing every day. :)
...resolution, allowing scientists to study solar phenomena on a scale never before possible.
DKIST observations can reveal details of magnetic turbulence and other activity on the Sun's surface.
Its high-resolution images are not only visually impressive but also scientifically valuable,...
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DKIST observations can reveal details of magnetic turbulence and other activity on the Sun's surface.
Its high-resolution images are not only visually impressive but also scientifically valuable,...
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January 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
...resolution, allowing scientists to study solar phenomena on a scale never before possible.
DKIST observations can reveal details of magnetic turbulence and other activity on the Sun's surface.
Its high-resolution images are not only visually impressive but also scientifically valuable,...
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DKIST observations can reveal details of magnetic turbulence and other activity on the Sun's surface.
Its high-resolution images are not only visually impressive but also scientifically valuable,...
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I am enjoying this talk at #AGU24 very much: Thomas Schad presented Zeeman Effect measurements of the magnetic field in the solar corona with the 4m DKIST solar telescope – a measurement 20 years in the making! ☀️🧪
December 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM
I am enjoying this talk at #AGU24 very much: Thomas Schad presented Zeeman Effect measurements of the magnetic field in the solar corona with the 4m DKIST solar telescope – a measurement 20 years in the making! ☀️🧪
The turbulent gas covering the entire Sun appears "to boil" into cell-like structures, each about the size of Texas!
DKIST, located in Hawaii, is known for producing some of the most detailed images of the Sun's surface.
The telescope was designed to observe the Sun with unprecedented...
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DKIST, located in Hawaii, is known for producing some of the most detailed images of the Sun's surface.
The telescope was designed to observe the Sun with unprecedented...
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January 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The turbulent gas covering the entire Sun appears "to boil" into cell-like structures, each about the size of Texas!
DKIST, located in Hawaii, is known for producing some of the most detailed images of the Sun's surface.
The telescope was designed to observe the Sun with unprecedented...
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DKIST, located in Hawaii, is known for producing some of the most detailed images of the Sun's surface.
The telescope was designed to observe the Sun with unprecedented...
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Nice work, Folks I Share A Parking Lot With (DKIST/NSO) :)
apnews.com/article/sun-...
apnews.com/article/sun-...
New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet
Scientists have captured images of the sun’s surface in the finest detail yet. Researchers were able to peek with the help of a telescope on the island of Maui in Hawaii.
apnews.com
August 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Nice work, Folks I Share A Parking Lot With (DKIST/NSO) :)
apnews.com/article/sun-...
apnews.com/article/sun-...
De Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) op Maui, Hawaï.
Dit is de krachtigste zonnetelescoop ter wereld, gebouwd en beheerd door de National Solar Observatory (NSO) onder toezicht van de National Science Foundation (NSF).
Dit is de krachtigste zonnetelescoop ter wereld, gebouwd en beheerd door de National Solar Observatory (NSO) onder toezicht van de National Science Foundation (NSF).
September 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
De Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) op Maui, Hawaï.
Dit is de krachtigste zonnetelescoop ter wereld, gebouwd en beheerd door de National Solar Observatory (NSO) onder toezicht van de National Science Foundation (NSF).
Dit is de krachtigste zonnetelescoop ter wereld, gebouwd en beheerd door de National Solar Observatory (NSO) onder toezicht van de National Science Foundation (NSF).
The highest detail images of the Sun's surface yet, from
DKIST in Hawaii, shows photospheric striations at a 20-50 km scale, and analysing them reveals our star's magnetic stripes:
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Article:
scitechdaily.com/sharpest-eve...
DKIST in Hawaii, shows photospheric striations at a 20-50 km scale, and analysing them reveals our star's magnetic stripes:
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Article:
scitechdaily.com/sharpest-eve...
August 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The highest detail images of the Sun's surface yet, from
DKIST in Hawaii, shows photospheric striations at a 20-50 km scale, and analysing them reveals our star's magnetic stripes:
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Article:
scitechdaily.com/sharpest-eve...
DKIST in Hawaii, shows photospheric striations at a 20-50 km scale, and analysing them reveals our star's magnetic stripes:
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Article:
scitechdaily.com/sharpest-eve...
I love it when a telescope I park next to every day is in the news. Nice work, DKIST friends! nso.edu/press-releas...
Largest Imaging Spectro-Polarimeter Achieves First Light at the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope - NSO - National Solar Observatory
The U.S. National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, operated by the NSF National Solar Observatory (NSO) reached a major milestone as the ...
nso.edu
April 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I love it when a telescope I park next to every day is in the news. Nice work, DKIST friends! nso.edu/press-releas...
The Inouya solare telescope (fka DKIST) is phenomenal piece of kit. A 4 meter diameter mirror pointed at the sun. Here's some incredible science - with incredible images - from it.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Unprecedented images may explain one of greatest mysteries of the sun
Highest-ever resolution pictures of our star could help show why its corona is millions of degrees hotter than its surface
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The Inouya solare telescope (fka DKIST) is phenomenal piece of kit. A 4 meter diameter mirror pointed at the sun. Here's some incredible science - with incredible images - from it.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
@philplait.bsky.social Solar halo over DKIST from a few years ago. :)
May 31, 2023 at 10:10 PM
@philplait.bsky.social Solar halo over DKIST from a few years ago. :)
It's hard to grasp the scale of DKIST without going to see it. That "small"hole in the dome is over 4 meters across. Results like this are generated by the physical telescope of course, but it's also a mountain of very, very clever post-processing methods to mitigate effects of our atmosphere. ☀️🔭🧪
Solar telescope on Haleakalā captures solar flare in unprecedented detail | Maui Now
Astronomers using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Maui have captured the most detailed images ever taken of a solar flare, revealing razor-thin magnetic loops that could transform how scientis...
mauinow.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It's hard to grasp the scale of DKIST without going to see it. That "small"hole in the dome is over 4 meters across. Results like this are generated by the physical telescope of course, but it's also a mountain of very, very clever post-processing methods to mitigate effects of our atmosphere. ☀️🔭🧪
This kind of thing..
November 30, 2023 at 4:16 AM
This kind of thing..
This is the first in a series of posts in which I explore the new data from the Cryo-NIRSP instrument at DKIST, providing unprecedented views of the Sun's corona!
I wanted to start with a brief explanation of how we investigate the Sun using different instruments. ☀️🧪
I wanted to start with a brief explanation of how we investigate the Sun using different instruments. ☀️🧪
December 9, 2024 at 4:06 PM
This is the first in a series of posts in which I explore the new data from the Cryo-NIRSP instrument at DKIST, providing unprecedented views of the Sun's corona!
I wanted to start with a brief explanation of how we investigate the Sun using different instruments. ☀️🧪
I wanted to start with a brief explanation of how we investigate the Sun using different instruments. ☀️🧪
DKIST unveils MHD-predicted sub-50 km photospheric vortices. S. Vargas Dominguez et. al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.30051
September 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM
DKIST unveils MHD-predicted sub-50 km photospheric vortices. S. Vargas Dominguez et. al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.30051
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The Sun just revealed its hidden threads—and they’re thinner than you think 🌞✨. Hawaii’s DKIST telescope captured the smallest magnetic loops ever seen during an X-class flare. Ready to dive in?
The Sun just revealed its hidden threads—and they’re thinner than you think 🌞✨. Hawaii’s DKIST telescope captured the smallest magnetic loops ever seen during an X-class flare. Ready to dive in?
World's most powerful solar telescope sees incredible coronal loops on the sun (image)
"It's a landmark moment in solar science."
www.space.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The Sun just revealed its hidden threads—and they’re thinner than you think 🌞✨. Hawaii’s DKIST telescope captured the smallest magnetic loops ever seen during an X-class flare. Ready to dive in?
The Sun just revealed its hidden threads—and they’re thinner than you think 🌞✨. Hawaii’s DKIST telescope captured the smallest magnetic loops ever seen during an X-class flare. Ready to dive in?