THE SUN — Astrophotographer Alan Friedman captured this gorgeous portrait of the sun on April 7 from his home in Buffalo, NY, using a backyard solar telescope and a new Grasshopper CCD camera by Point Grey Research. Viewed in a wavelength emitted by hydrogen alpha (Ha) the sun’s surface details become visible, showing the complex texture of our home star’s true face.
-
brixana reblogged this from popularconscience
-
astrobrasil reblogged this from nothingvia
-
popularconscience likes this
-
pissingonmyfeet likes this
-
nothingvia reblogged this from kaching
-
madamescherzo reblogged this from kaching and added:
It has such an otherworldly quality about it. The iridescent blue against...beige sky is...
-
madamescherzo likes this
-
musanjin reblogged this from kaching
-
kaching posted this