Ring of fire

An eclipse of the sun. This image of the diamond ring and the solar corona was captured Aug. 1, 2008, from Novosibirsk, Russia.

Acquired by Francis Sansivirini from La Ceiba, Honduras; processed by René Saade

Numerous prominences are visible leaping from the surface of the Sun in this spectacular Hydrogen-alpha image of the Oct. 14, 2023, annular eclipse.