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science-and-technology2 years ago•3 min saved

Astrophotographers Capture Stunning Sun Images with High-Resolution Cameras.

Astrophotographers Andrew McCarthy and Jason Guenzel have collaborated to produce a 140-megapixel image of the Sun, which shows its fiery surface in rich detail, as well as a plasma “tornado” that is the height of 14 Earths. The photo, titled Fusion of Helios, uses 90,000 of McCarthy's images, as well as a 2017 eclipse photo taken by Guenzel. The astrophotographers hope that this collaboration will encourage others to learn more about our universe and what's happening in the cosmos.

via My Modern Met|

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science2 years ago•1 min saved

Backyard Photographer Captures Incredible Mosaic Photo of 14-Earth Tall Plasma Tornado on the Sun

Two citizen scientists, Andrew McCarthy and Jason Guenzel, have created an incredible mosaic photo of the Sun, featuring a twisty plasma filament stretching out over the limb of the star, which is 14 Earths tall. The photo is made up of about 90,000 individual images taken by McCarthy and processed together with Guenzel. The team also created a plausible Solar Corona, a feature of the Sun that is not visible because the Sun is too bright, using data from NASA's SOHO and an image taken by Guenzel during The Great American Eclipse of 2017.

via IFLScience|

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