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A Stereo Sun


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A Stereo Sun


Explanation:

A stereo view of
the closest star, this creatively
composited image was constructed from an extensive archive
of pictures taken between March 2004 and
April 2005.

When viewed with
red/blue glasses, the
Sun's disk and
surface features, including
sunspots,
filaments, and
prominences,
stand out in an exaggerated stereo perspective.

The images were recorded through a narrow band
hydrogen-alpha
filter, designed to transmit only light from hydrogen atoms in
the solar atmosphere.

After
combining
the solar hydrogen-alpha images,
a 3D star field was added to the final
anaglyphic stereo
view
.




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