The Sun

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

Astrophoto 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

Astrophoto guides

How to safely photograph the Sun

conv_Sun_20150731_ZWO ASI174MM_105525_AiryLab-QPE_g4_b3_ap210

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

The Sun, as seen by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA

Understanding our Sun: the science of the solar cycle

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

Astrophoto guides

How to photograph the transit of Mercury

Gary's completed solar mosaic. Credit: Gary Palmer

Astrophoto guides

Image processing How to create a Solar mosaic

Gary’s final processed image shows rich detail on the dynamic surface of our star. Credit: Gary Palmer

Astrophoto guides

Image processing How to colourise astrophotos of the Sun