Amazing photo of the Sun

Well it is good, but not amazing, it just looks like a really simple, boring version of our sun, it does not have the beauty and deepness of the real sun, it looks so simple it makes it seems fake, must be the way he took the picture?

Also is it really possible to see the shuttle in front of the sun, being so bright?

[edit on 15-5-2009 by _Phoenix_]

Sweet photo, I love our Sun. Simply stunning in every way.

I wonder how many responders will shout "nibiru!!"

I really don't get what's amazing about it lol just looks like a tennis ball.

Ahhh sweet!
I didn't see where this thread was going - even when I clicked on the source link and saw the picture. But when I scrolled down...
Wa wa woo wa, it's very nice!

Originally posted by Scope and a Beam
I really don't get what's amazing about it lol just looks like a tennis ball.

True.


Now check these pictures out! Now these are amazing.

Here:
www.boston.com...

Originally posted by hdchop

Originally posted by RE2505
It looks like the shuttle is very close to the sun in that picture. If that's a real photograph I bet it's toasty inside.

I mean really - it is just me or does anyone else think that it, it really odd that it is that close and not burningup? Not like I know what I am talking baout but if it's this hot here on earth, wouldn't you think being that close would turn the shuttle into dust? that is some really extreme heat or is it?????? someone please help me understand!!

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The shuttle isn't close to the Sun there. The shuttle is actually much closer to the Earth right now than even the Moon. The Sun is millions of miles away from the Earth, and thus from the shuttle too. 91 million miles. The shuttle is just outside our atmosphere and still protected by our magnetosphere.

In this photo the Sun and shuttle happen to line up, like the Moon and Sun line up in a solar eclipse. Even at that great distance apart the Sun dwarfs the shuttle.


[edit on Fri May 15 2009 by Jbird]

Originally posted by _Phoenix_
Also is it really possible to see the shuttle in front of the sun, being so bright?

I just don't get it. Why do so many distrust this photo? Is it just that white light solar astrophotography is completely unfamiliar to people? This isn't a new technique for imaging the sun or satellites, it's just a great execution of it.
Other examples:
bongo69.files.wordpress.com...
www.avertedimagination.com...
So yes, there's no reason you can't get a good image of the shuttle in front of the sun IF you have proper safe filtering equipment.

[edit on 15-5-2009 by ngchunter]

Originally posted by Gdc934
This picture makes us all feel so small, and remember: that is how big the shuttle looks with the sun 93,000,000 miles deep in the background, plus, the sun would be an invisible spec compared to some of the larger suns in our galaxy.... it's ridiculous how big our universe is

Well the Sun is 93,000,000 from Earth - How far is the Space Shuttle from the sun??

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The shuttle is about 92,999,650 miles from the sun in that picture.

Being so far away, still the shuttle looks somewhat close to it. That really makes you understand how incredible huge the sun is.

Originally posted by ngchunter

Originally posted by _Phoenix_
Also is it really possible to see the shuttle in front of the sun, being so bright?

I just don't get it. Why do so many distrust this photo? Is it just that white light solar astrophotography is completely unfamiliar to people? This isn't a new technique for imaging the sun or satellites, it's just a great execution of it.

I didn't say I distrusted it, it was more of a curious question.

Not everyone is an expert at astrophotography, not sure why your expecting that.


[edit on 15-5-2009 by _Phoenix_]

Originally posted by _Phoenix_
I didn't say I distrusted it, it was more of a curious question.

I thought the photo was pretty self-explanatory, but then again I assumed people were familiar with what the sun looked like in white light. Such images tend to be popular during solar maximums, and it wasn't that many years ago that we had a solar maximum. It seems like this photo, for reasons I don't understand, is being accused of being altered or faked, and not just on this forum.

[edit on 15-5-2009 by ngchunter]

Hey, I can't see all the flames.

It doesn't look real to me, it's way too perfect to be true. Of course, this is just my personal opinion.

Originally posted by Estess
Hey, I can't see all the flames.

You mean prominences, filaments, and solar flares? You can't see any of those features in white light images of the sun. Unfortunately, a basic white light filter (just as if you safely dimmed the whole sun) is all most of us poor amateurs can afford. I guess white light images are less well known than I previously thought. Some other examples and info:
www.users.globalnet.co.uk...
A picture of the sun being transited by venus I took in white light:
speur.tripod.com...
A picture of the sun I took in hydrogen alpha (narrowband light):
farm1.static.flickr.com...

[edit on 15-5-2009 by ngchunter]

beautiful, awe inspiring +++

I appreciate you posting it, really humbles one and makes him anticipate our existence in the universe. .

this thread was about a picture of the shuttle in front of the sun. the poster wasnt suggesting anything else but that.whats all the arguing about? its a amazing picture. i dont know alot about photography but common sense would tell you we would have the technology to filter out the brightness from the sun.enjoy the picture.if you want to see just how many ways you can view the sun check out the solar and heliosperic observatory(SOHO) web site.

[edit on 15-5-2009 by notsoobvious]

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Thanks for the info

At least the picture confirms the Suns inactivity by considering that the sun spots are missing. Wonder what happened to them...

Hey guys, here's another one.

Closely cropped, but still... Pretty sweet IMO.

Hey, if someone could embed this, that would be even better... And I call myself a computer nerd!

Space.com

After many edits, I finally got this, and I'm aware of all the text following the link. It won't work without it. Sorry guys.


[edit on 5/15/2009 by impaired]

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[edit on Fri May 15 2009 by Jbird]

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It makes me wish that Google would decide to do for the sun what they did for Earth.

----Wait a minute! ------


Nope. I checked, there is no Google Sol.