[blueCookie]

Coolest thing ever...Not sure if cooler than the pictures from Venus though...

[stayschemin]

wonder if i can take a dip in there

[mothered]

It's fascinating. Can't take my eyes on the image

It's fascinating. Can't take my eyes on off the image

[pReem20]

wow, I never thought that the sun was that bright

[Andrea Bags]

The above is an actual photograph, not an artists rendition. It's pretty cool, although, it does show how accurate artists renditions have been thus far!

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The image was taken earlier this month by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Solar Orbiter satellite, which was launched back in February 2020.

The probe is currently on a three year mission to get to the sun, a task far too difficult and dangerous for human astronauts.

Once it gets there, it's hoped the Solar Orbiter will give us the first ever views of the top and bottom of the Sun, as well as help us to understand the connections between the Sun and Earth.

The images were taken when the Solar Orbiter was at a distance of around 75 million kilometres from the Sun - half way between Earth and the star.

Read more here.

nice

[mothered]

wow, I never thought that the sun was that bright

And that's very far from the sun's surface.

[Charlie Sheen]

False Florida is much closer than this picture is.

[Dismas]

False Florida is much closer than this picture is.

Florida in August, about the same.

[Charlie Sheen]

False Florida is much closer than this picture is.

Florida in August, about the same.

Fact.

I don't miss it at all!

[Boudica]

False Florida is much closer than this picture is.

Sorry if stupid question, but what is "False Florida"?