The Solar Chromosphere at High Magnification.
A towering solar prominence dances along the limb as a sunspot and active region of magnetic activity rotate towards it.
When combined with metallic paper this photograph of the sun seems to actually be shining!

 

  Filter: .2Å Solar Spectrum Hydrogen-Alpha filter
  Telescope: Astro-Physics AP155EDT  
  Camera: Lumenera Infinity 2-1
  Exposure: 10fps x 15 seconds
  Processing: RegiStax, Adobe PhotoShop CS2
  Worldwide Usage: Nature Magazine (UK), Spaceweather.com Cover,
Capturing the Stars, Astrophotography by the Masters (Voyageur Press)
     
Purchase Metallic Photo of this image at SpaceWeather.com and ExploreScientific.com
     
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