Solar Secrets in Ultra-HD: Inouye Telescope’s VTF Captures Fiery First Glimpse

The Inouye Solar Telescope just activated its most powerful instrument, VTF—a massive precision tool designed to unveil the secrets of solar storms. Its first light image of a detailed sunspot signals a bold new era in solar observation. With its four-meter-wide primary mirror, the Inouye Solar Telescope is the largest solar telescope in the world. [...]