On this photo, made with a dedicated solar telescope with an aperture of 15cm and a focal length of 1200mm, the colors during post-processing were selected in such unusual way to clearly shows the subtle structures of the Sun chromosphere - twisting active areas, tiny spicules or long filaments. The white color of the prominences visible on the edge perfectly contrasts with dark blue background, allowing to observe even tiny plasma structures trapped in the powerful magnetic field of our closest star.
Artist: Łukasz Sujka. For over 10 years associated with amateur astronomy and photography of the night sky. He enjoys exploring still undiscovered areas of astrophotography and still looking for new challenges such as the photography of Venus sulfuric clouds, the Moon's mineral colors, colliding galaxies, Albert Einstein’s gravitational lensing and others. However, his greatest passion is the large-scale photography of the Solar System objects - planets, the Moon and our closest star - Sun (using a dedicated solar telescope). Łukasz is a laureate of many prestigious awards - including win in the category of "Planets, comets and asteroids" in the largest astrophotography competition in the world - "Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020" and second place in the international competition Astrocamera 2020. His works are also regularly recognized as Image of the Day on Astrobin portal.
