The Sun's corona, its outermost atmosphere, is usually hidden by the Sun's intense brightness. During a total solar eclipse, when the Moon blocks the Sun's light, the corona becomes visible as a glowing halo with delicate, tendril-like structures. These structures are streams of ionized gas, or plasma, shaped by the Sun's magnetic fields.

To enhance clarity and reduce noise, 400 individual images of the Moon were stacked and processed. The final result was then blended with an Al-generated image of the Sun's corona to create this composite.