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This jaw-dropping image of tornado on the Sun took nearly 100,000 photos to create

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Last week, a massive 14-Earths-tall tornado was spotted on the Sun’s surface. It was a real treat for everyone who watched it, even just in a video. But photographers Andrew McCarthy and Jason Guenzel did more than just observe. The two photographers teamed up and captured the solar tornado in an exquisite 140 MP image.

It took 200,000 photos, tons of data, and several days to complete, but it was worth it. The duo ended up with a jaw-dropping, super-sharp image of the incredible phenomenon. And I’m happy to say that they shared it with DIYP, along with some info about how they took it.

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Watch: 14-Earths tall tornado hurls across the Sun’s surface

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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recently shared a fascinating timelapse video of a tornado on the Sun’s surface. It swirled across the star’s north pole, prompting astrophotographers to turn their telescopes and cameras towards the Sun. The massive tornado reached the height of around 75,000 miles (120,000 kilometers), which makes it, most likely, the tallest tornado ever seen.

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NASA’s Curiosity rover captures sun rays on Mars for the first time ever

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After over a decade of exploration, NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured sun rays on Mars for the very first time. In a gorgeous image released a few days ago, we can see the so-called crepuscular rays shining through clouds in the sunset.

While sunsets can be seen from Mars, and they’re quite moody, this was the first time sun rays have been so clearly viewed on the Red Planet. And they create a scene that’s way more similar to a sunset here on Earth when we have some clouds in the sky.

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NASA’s photo shows the sun “smiling” like in your childhood drawings

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Take a moment to remember how you drew the sun when you were little. I would often add a smiling face to it, so I was absolutely thrilled to see NASA’s latest photo of the “smiling” sun.

Some say it looks like Mr. Stay-Puft from Ghostbusters, I see it as a friendly smiling face… And of course, NASA explains in a way more scientific manner what it is that we see here.

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These impressive photos take you as close to the sun as you can get

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U.S. National Science Foundation has released the inaugural photos of its Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. These are the first images of the chromosphere the area of the chromosphere, the area of the Sun’s atmosphere above the surface. They take you as close to the sun as you can get, and needless to say – they’re absolutely stunning.

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This remarkable photo shows two out of three sun’s atmospheres

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Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy is one of those people whose each and every photo always makes me go “wow!” After buying his first telescope only five years ago, he rapidly grew to become a master astrophotographer, getting better and better with every new image.

But even while he was still fairly new to astrophotography, Andrew captured a photo that will knock your socks off. He recently shared one of his very first astrophotos showing two of the Sun’s atmospheres, including the “corona” – the one we normally only see during an eclipse. Blending it with his later photo, he created a piece of art that’s a wonderful homage to the first five years of his astrophotography journey.

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Photographer captures all of the sun’s colors in this mesmerizing composite

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When I was little, I would always color the sun yellow in my drawings and I can bet you did as well. While it’s actually white, we can see it in many different hues here on Earth.

Italian photographer Marcella Pace captured all of these colors that we can observe through our eyes and our cameras. They cover many warm hues of orange, crimson, and every child’s favorite: yellow. But you’ll also see it in an unexpected cold shade of blue. Marcella shared with us her amazing composite Colors of the Sun and told us a bit about how she made it.

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This is the highest resolution photo taken of the sun, ever

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An 83 megapixel image of the sun has been captured by the Solar Obiter in a joint project by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. The images were taken in March when the when the spacecraft was crossing directly between the Earth and Sun and show unprecedented detail.

The image was taken by the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) and is the highest resolution image ever taken of the Sun’s full disc and outer atmosphere, the corona.

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Photographer captures the ISS in front of a busy sun in a jaw-dropping photo

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The ISS orbits the Earth every 90 minutes at the speed of 17,500 miles (28,000 kilometers) per hour. On top of that, it’s very rare to see it during the day. So, capturing it in daylight is pretty tricky and requires some serious planning and preparation.

Chinese photographer Wang Letian captured the ISS at the right place and at the right time, and his photo even became NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for 11 April. No wonder, as it shows the ISS passing in front of the very active sun, making the viewer’s jaw drop in awe. We chatted with Letian a bit about his image and how he took it, and he kindly shared some backstory and the image itself with DIYP.

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Even New Yorkers could see the northern lights due to the recent solar storm

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Aurora borealis or northern light is usually visible in the areas close to the center of the Arctic Circle. However, due to the recent solar storm, you may be able to see it as far south as New York! The geomagnetic storm has pushed the aurora closer to the south, so you don’t have to travel as far to the north to capture it in your photos.

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