Igniting a Solar Flare in the Corona with Lower-Atmosphere Kindling (IMAGE)

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Igniting a Solar Flare in the Corona with Lower-Atmosphere Kindling

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Recent images captured by NJIT's 1.6-meter New Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) have revealed the emergence of small-scale magnetic fields in the lower reaches of the corona the researchers say may be linked to the onset of a main flare.

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