Fine details of the filamentary structure of sunspots are revealed in new observations. These high-resolution measurements herald the quality of data to be expected from a new generation of solar telescopes.
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Thomas, J. The Sun under a microscope. Nature 420, 134–135 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/420134a
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