You are looking at a photo. Andrew McCarthy used a modified telescope to take over 150,000 photos and combine them into a magnificent image.
McCarthy said it took about 10 hours to stack all the data and another 3-4 hours to get it from a raw stack to the final image.
McCarthy uses a modified Explore Scientific telescope and a quick capture technique to take all the images. The Sun's second-most outer layer can be seen through the filters and processing.
I took a photo of our star. This was done using a modified telescope. Do not point a regular telescope at the sun.
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Andrew McCarthy wrote on November 30, 2021.
McCarthy took pictures from his backyard in Arizona.
The image shows the chaotic nature of the Sun. McCarthy writes on his website that the ball of plasma has "planet-sized streams that snake up from the surface, dwarfed by looming prominences and filaments."
There are areas of heightened magnetic activity, pushing and pulling on the solar surface, which creates fascinating patterns in the atmosphere.
McCarthy explained that this is a partially inverted image which explains why the edge is bright while the inner part is dark.
The atmosphere blocks sunlight, so it gets darker towards the edges with this type of filtration. The processing method is used because limb features are harder to see.
Here's a closer look at the region. The magnetic field lines are much more chaotic in these regions. Get more information on the full size image on my patreon.
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Andrew McCarthy wrote on November 30, 2021.
McCarthy says a filter is necessary for any type of views.
He said that unless you know what you're doing, you shouldn't attempt this sort of thing.
People are unable to see the Sun through a telescope. It is designed to purge the intense heat generated from the Sun and only show a specific band of light to allow for the details of the solar chromoosphere to come through.
McCarthy's website has images for download and prints for sale, and you can see more of his work on social media.
The article was published by Universe Today. The original article can be found here.
