The Sun

Coronal Mass Ejection as viewed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 7, 2011. Image Credit: NASA/SDO

Solar Cycle 25 has begun, say solar astronomers

A view of the Sun captured by ESA's Solar Orbiter, 30 May 2020. Credit: Solar Orbiter/EUI Team (ESA & NASA); CSL, IAS, MPS, PMOD/WRC, ROB, UCL/MSSL

Eye On The Sky ESA's Solar Orbiter first light images released

A detail from Alan Friedman's image 'A Little Fireworks. Credit: Alan Friedman

Astrophotography guides

Image processing How to photograph activity on the solar limb

NASA 10-year Sun time lapse. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO

Eye On The Sky Watch NASA's incredible 10-year time lapse of the Sun

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

Solar citizen science: advanced observing and imaging of the Sun

How to safely photograph the Sun. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to safely photograph the Sun

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How to safely observe the Sun

An image of the Sun captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA.

The Sun: A Very Short Introduction

What is the Solar Cycle and what can it tell us about the science of the Sun? This image of the Sun was captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA

What is the Solar Cycle? Understanding the science of the Sun

A view of the Sun's surface captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. Credit: NSO/AURA/NSF

Eye On The Sky New telescope reveals the surface of the Sun in greater detail than ever before

An artist's impression of ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft. Copyright: ESA/ATG medialab

Interview How ESA's Solar orbiter will study the surface of the Sun

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

Transit of Mercury 2019 Livestream

NASA captures a Halloween Sun. Credit NASA/SDO

Astrophotography

Eye On The Sky NASA captures a Halloween Sun

A focal length of 1,000mm (or above) is needed to define Mercury against the Sun’s disc. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph the transit of Mercury

What will happen when our Sun dies? This is an image of our host star captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA.

What will happen when the Sun dies?