Astronomy Picture of Day: Crown of Sun# Astronomy - 天文
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The Crown of the Sun
Credit & Copyright: (C2002) Wendy Carlos & Jonathan Kern (all rights reserved)
Explanation: During a total solar eclipse, the Sun's extensive outer atmosphere or corona is
an awesome and inspirational sight. Yet the subtle shades and shimmering features of the
corona that engage the eye span a brightness range of over 10,000 to 1, making them
notoriously difficult to capture in a photograph. Still, this single five second exposure comes
very close to revealing the crown
Credit & Copyright: (C2002) Wendy Carlos & Jonathan Kern (all rights reserved)
Explanation: During a total solar eclipse, the Sun's extensive outer atmosphere or corona is
an awesome and inspirational sight. Yet the subtle shades and shimmering features of the
corona that engage the eye span a brightness range of over 10,000 to 1, making them
notoriously difficult to capture in a photograph. Still, this single five second exposure comes
very close to revealing the crown