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Solar Telescope Captures Stunning X-Class Flare Details

8/28/2025

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The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured high-resolution images of an X-class solar flare on August 8, 2024.
This is the first documentation of such a flare by the telescope, showing detailed plasma loops.
Plasma loops measured an average of 30 miles wide, with some as small as 13 miles.
Findings may enhance solar flare models and improve understanding of solar magnetic dynamics.

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The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured high-resolution images of an X-class solar flare on August 8, 2024.
This is the first documentation of such a flare by the telescope, showing detailed plasma loops.
Plasma loops measured an average of 30 miles wide, with some as small as 13 miles.
Findings may enhance solar flare models and improve understanding of solar magnetic dynamics.