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    Are you a solar observing expert? Follow our advanced guide and contribute to citizen science. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    Solar citizen science: advanced observing and imaging of the Sun

    How to safely photograph the Sun. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    How to polar align an equatorial mount safely using the Sun. Credit: Dave Eagle
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    BBC Sky at Night Magazine's News Editor Ezzy Pearson prepares to observe the 2017 total solar eclipse in the US, armed with her Coronado PST Credit: Elizabeth Pearson
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    Composite image of Mercury transiting across the sun on 9 May, 2016, as seen by HMI on NASA's Solar Dynamics Obersvatory. Credit: NASA/SDO
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    A focal length of 1,000mm (or above) is needed to define Mercury against the Sun’s disc. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    Mercury passing in front of the Sun captured in 2006 by the Solar Optical Telescope. Credit: Hinode JAXA/NASA/PPARC
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    Gary’s final processed image shows rich detail on the dynamic surface of our star. Credit: Gary Palmer
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    Here comes the Sun

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