A photographer claims to capture the “brightest” sun by composing 100,000 individual photos.
It is the product of Andrew McCarthy, amateur astronomy photographer living in California (USA).
After taking numerous photos of the Sun and the Moon in 3 years, McCarthy has confirmed that this is the clearest photo of the Sun he has ever taken.
Using the next-generation solar telescope, McCarthy took 100,000 photos at a speed of 100 shots / minute, then stitched them together to create a complete image, at 230 MP resolution.
According to the Daily Mail, McCarthy’s full image shows the star 150 million km from Earth is bright red, looming against the dark sky. Details such as rays of light and plasma thrown by the sun are also clearly visible.
“I’m very happy with the final image,” McCarthy said that the process of capturing and stitching multiple Sun images was “the biggest challenge ever”. These photos were taken before noon when the sun is high and the atmosphere is relatively stable.
“To capture the most detailed image of the Sun, I assembled a new solar telescope with a focal length of 4000mm, which is 10 times the magnification of the old one,” said McCarthy, using the technique of “Lucky picture imagery”. combine low exposure images to create a clearer image that is unaffected by changes in the atmosphere.
The young photographer says he corrected the color and brightness to make the sun more vibrant. The telescope is also not pointed at the Sun because it would be damaged without the necessary filters.
“People know me because of the ‘crazy’ high resolution images of the Moon. However, so far I haven’t had a similar clear picture of the Sun, ”says McCarthy.
