FIRST EVER PICTURE OF A ROCKET AND THE SUN CHROMOSPHERE IN SAME FRAME
With yet another amazing shot, astronomer Andrew McCarthy has once again left us speechless. This image, which was captured as a SpaceX rocket blasted into orbit, demonstrates how the vessel's power changes the Sun's chromosphere. Being the first of its type, this viewpoint necessitates McCarthy's commitment and extra planning.
McCarthy connected a custom-made solar telescope to his camera to realise his goal. The photographer shared a video of the rocket zipping by the sun on Instagram, creating ripples as though it were floating across water. The effect is incredible.
McCarthy said to PetaPixel, "I've been experimenting with rocket photography out of Texas and Florida, and I recently spent several days in Florida chasing solar rocket transits, and I caught two of them."
"As far as I know, the only photo of its sort in existence—a photo of a rocket with the sun in hydrogen-alpha light behind it—is the image I took with the solar telescope," he continued.
If true, the astrophotographer, who started photographing the stars from his garden in 2017, has accomplished a remarkable feat. Since then, he has transformed his pastime into a full-time job by taking amazing pictures of our celebrities. He is constantly refining and expanding the possibilities of astrophotography, whether working alone or in tandem with other gifted astrophotographers.