The Sun

Images of the Sun, Earth's host star at the centre of the Solar System, including sunspots, solar flares, solar prominences and solar eclipses.

Sun with PST & DSLR by Jarrod, Nossegem, Belgium. Equipment: Coronado PST, Canon 450D, Baader Hyperion Zoom and processed in photoshop.

Gallery The Sun

Spectacular Prominence Lift-off by Mike Garbett, Walsall, West Midlands, UK. Equipment: HEQ5 Pro, Equinox 120 refractor, Daystar Quark, PG Grasshopper 3 camera.

Gallery Solar prominences

Total Eclipse-Corona by Pauline Phillips, Shoshone, Wyoming, USA. Equipment: Canon 6d, Tamron 28-300 lens, tripod

Gallery Solar eclipses

Snow Moon and Ryanair 737-800 by Mark Pelleymounter, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK. Equipment: Canon 7D, Tamron 150-600mm.

Astrophotography

Gallery Planes in front of the Sun and Moon

AR2565 / AR2567 by Ewan Hobbs, Hastings, UK. Equipment: AZEQ6GT Mount,152mm TecnoSky Refractor, 135mm Baader D-ERF,Daystar Quark Chromosphere & Point Grey IMX174 camera.

Gallery Sunspots