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Title: How 2025's most famous astrophotograph was shot
Author: Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:02:48 +0000
Link:
https://newatlas.com/photography/andrew-mccarthy-fall-icarus-sun-skydiver/
[image 1]
Before you ask: no, it's not AI. What you're looking at above is a skydiver framed by the roiling chromosphere of the Sun, with its arches and loops of plasma glowing brightly. That's the result of weeks of meticulous planning, a whole lot of astrophotography know-how, plenty of math, and patience.
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Category:Photography[3], Consumer Tech[4], Technology[5]
Tags:Astrophotography[6], Sun[7], Skydiving[8]
Links:
[1]:
https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/1ae0dde/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/1440x960!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fb3%2Fd0d15fee43b9a0947bf245f1be11%2Fthis-might-well-be-the-first-ever-photo-of-a-human-in-freefall-captured-against-the-suns-chromosphere.jpg (image)
[2]:
https://newatlas.com/photography/andrew-mccarthy-fall-icarus-sun-skydiver/ (link)
[3]:
https://newatlas.com/photography/ (link)
[4]:
https://newatlas.com/consumer-tech/ (link)
[5]:
https://newatlas.com/technology/ (link)
[6]:
https://newatlas.com/tag/astrophotography/ (link)
[7]:
https://newatlas.com/tag/sun/ (link)
[8]:
https://newatlas.com/tag/skydiving/ (link)
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