Massive Explosion in the Sun Photographed!

Thanks to its energy and light, the Sun, which we survive, can create various effects on Earth by emitting plasma waves frequently in its upper atmosphere. Consisting of electrons, protons and alpha particles, this current can sometimes extend to millions of kilometers from the Sun. Today, we are here with one of these gigantic movements.

Andrew McCarthy, the famous astrophotographer of social media, managed to become the agenda with a photo he shared on Reddit recently. McCarthy, who observed the universe with his own equipment and shared his observations, announced that he had photographed the largest ‘coronal mass ejection’ he had ever seen on the Sun. The plasma had splattered into space so violently that it was 1.6 million kilometers long.

Plasma observed in the Sun:

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Fortunately, the direction of this pulse in McCarthy’s photo taken on September 24 was not facing Earth. For this reason, the risk score of the throw was at the lowest level, G 1, according to the “Geomagnetic Storms” criterion of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is accepted all over the world. It is shared that even at this level, minor fluctuations may occur in some power systems, minor effects may be seen in the operation of satellites, and aurora will occur in the high latitudes of the Earth.

Andrew McCarthy, of course, did not capture this photo in one go. The observer obtained the photo by combining tens of thousands of photos he took over 6 hours. 30 to 80 different photos were taken every second. The total size of all photos exceeded 800 gigabytes. These photos were later put together to form the view we see above.

• An important warning to those who want to observe the Sun: If you want to observe the Sun, the biggest mistake you will make is to project your telescope or camera directly to the Sun. To photograph the sun, you need to buy special equipment and lenses to protect your camera.