An astrophotographer has captured a jaw-dropping 236,000 mile-high wall of Sun plasma.
Argentinan Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau, 51, snapped the amazing spectacle on Wednesday (17 July).
Eduardo, of Rafaela in Santa Fe, said: “Yesterday, around 3:30 pm, despite the enormous turbulence of the atmosphere, I managed to photograph a gigantic tongue of plasma on the Sun with my H-alpha telescope.
“While observing, the prominence kept growing and reached an impressive height of over 236,000 mi, more than the distance between the Earth and the Moon! This solar phenomenon was truly spectacular.
The magnitude and beauty of this event left me in awe, reminding me once again of the majesty and power of the universe that surrounds us. The gigantic tongue of plasma stretched out like a fiery serpent.
“Capturing this moment with my telescope was an unforgettable experience, despite the adverse conditions.
“To take this photograph, I used a Coronado Solarmax III Solar Telescope double stack with a 60 mm aperture and a QHY 678M camera.”
