Closest images ever taken of the sun reveal “nanoflares” – Big Think

How to take a picture of a giant ball of fire
Situated 77,000,000 kilometers (48,000,000 miles) from Earth, roughly halfway to the Sun, the Solar Orbiter’s cameras have taken high-quality images from a closer vantage point than any camera ever. More importantly, they can take pictures in ultraviolet light, which is highly filtered by Earth’s atmosphere and challenging to do as well without being in space.
The images, seen below, are stunning.
These images show the sun’s appearance at a wavele…

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