We’ve all been told not to stare at the sun, but when you see this video you’re going to want to. Despite being dependent on the Sun, very few of us have actually seen what the giant star at the center of the Solar System looks like up close.
Thanks to NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which observes the sun 24/7 by capturing images in 10 different wavelengths, we can see what the Sun actually looks like up close in an astonishing ultra HD video.
NASA’s video of the sun was made in 4k resolution, which is about eight times the resolution of HD video. This stunning clarity allows us to see the Sun in a way we’ve never seen it before.
In order to get one minute of this footage, a team of media specialists needs to work about 10 hours.
Watch the entire video below to see what the sun really looks like up close.
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[Featured image credit: NASA Goddard]