\"This type of photography is an incredible challenge.\"Sun Stunner<\/p>\n
Anew homemade photo of the Sun looks absolutely mind-blowing.<\/p>\n
A Redditor going by the moniker TheVastReachesposted the photo to the Space subreddit showcasing their highly-detailed and processed photograph of the Sun.<\/p>\n
Perhaps more surprisingly, the photo wasnt taken from a high-tech observatory but from the users backyard.<\/p>\n
This photo was shot on my backyard solar telescope, they wrote on the post.<\/p>\n
According to the TheVastReaches, the photo shows the turbulent nature of the solar chromosphere or the second of three main layers of the Suns atmosphere.<\/p>\n
This type of photography is an incredible challenge due to the overwhelming light of the photosphere below, the user wrote. Solar images are always software-processed to reveal contrast. I took those methods as far as I could, and then some!<\/p>\n
Along with the stunning detail of the layer, the user points out that you can also see a massive sunspot near the edge thats big enough to swallow the Earth whole!<\/p>\n
Though TheVastReaches was able to snap the photo from their backyard, they had some powerful (and pricey) equipment to help them out.<\/p>\n
They listed the equipment as follows: Explore Scientific AR152, Daystar Quark Chromosphere, ASI174MM-Cool, and a Celestron AVX. At the time of publishing, the hardware would cost you a hefty sub-total of nearly $4,000.<\/p>\n
But honestly, that might be worth it for such a cool hobby and equally cool photos to show for it.After all, its still less than NASAs $10 billion James Webb space telescope.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: I developed a unique method for processing images of the Sun for extreme detail and clarity. This photo was shot on my backyard solar telescope. [Reddit]<\/p>\n
More on the sun: The Sharpest-Ever Image of a Sunspot Looks Like a Portal to Hell<\/p>\n
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