Solar granulation from the Vacuum Tower Telescope

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The National Solar Observatory's Vacuum Tower Telescope (now redesignated as the Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope) at the Sacramento Peak Observatory produced this picture, showing solar granulation on a scale of about 100km. Image provided by T. Rimmele (see NOAO press release 98-08).

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Minimum credit line: T. Rimmele/NSO/AURA/NSF

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