Capture the mysterious area of ​​the Sun.

NASA's solar observation telescope captured the first images of the lowest layer in the Sun's atmosphere, known as the 'boundary zone'. It is a mysterious and unprecedented area, according to experts at NASA.

The photo was taken by IRIS telescope released by NASA in late June. According to the Space page, the photo was taken 21 hours after the telescope was ordered to open.

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The first photo was taken by IRIS about the lower layer of the Sun's atmosphere.(Photo: NASA)

The IRIS solar observation telescope is designed to capture sharp images of physical currents and thin magnetic structures in the solar atmosphere. The photo shows, a very large energy is released from the boundary floor area, NASA representative said.

'The official IRIS telescope will open for us the door to study the sun's atmosphere , ' said John Grunsfeld, NASA's scientific director. 'We hope IRIS will bring a completely new interpretation'.

The IRIS sun observation telescope was launched into orbit on June 29 and officially went into operation on July 17. The image of the boundary floor area is the first image IRIS has taken since its inception.

The picture shows thin, fibrous structures that play a major role in the boundary layer. Previously, scientists had never observed such structures in Earth's atmosphere.

IRIS also observed a huge difference in temperature and density in the Sun's boundary layer, even between spherical materials spaced several hundred miles apart. The Observatory Observatory also detects flashing spots (light up then quickly fades away).

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Two photographs of the same area by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (left) and a photo of IRIS (right).

This could explain the region's energy dispersal and absorption, NASA expert explained.

In its 2-year mission, IRIS will focus on carefully studying the Sun's boundary layer , which emits most of the sun's ultraviolet rays. IRIS will observe the mobility, energy absorption of solar materials as well as how they heat up the Sun's atmosphere.

NASA said, in the following weeks, NASA will continue to check IRIS to ensure the solar observatory works well. Until now, the project manager was quite satisfied with what was achieved.

'The quality of the images is obtained as well as the spectrum that IRIS receives very well. This is what we expect, ' said Alan Title, Investigation Director of IRIS project, which belongs to Lockheed Martin in Palo Alto, California. 'It still takes a long time to have better explanations of what we have observed. However, from what is gained at the present time, all are very convenient. '