An image from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. (Image credit: National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope)
The weather on our planet can be unpredictable, but it’s not the only type of atmospheric conditions we have to cope with. Space weather—all the winds and particles emanating from the Sun—can have significant impacts on Earth and our technological systems. In the worst case, it can cause dangerous disruptions to power grids and communications satellites.
To help predict these space storms, astronomers have recently acquired an advanced space meteorology tool—the most advanced yet. The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), located atop Hawaii’s Mount Haleakala, is the world’s largest telescope dedicated to studying the Sun and predicting these storms.
The team behind this technological innovation recently reached a major milestone by finally activating one of DKIST's most powerful cameras – known as the Visible Tunable Filter (VTF) – after more than a decade of development.
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