explorationimages: Parker Solar Probe: Image of the solar corona from the probe’s first perihe

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Parker Solar Probe: Image of the solar corona from the probe’s first perihelion pass. This was taken on November 8th at just 16.9 million miles from the sun. The bright spot near the center is actually Jupiter in the distance, and the dark dots nearby are described as a “result of background correction”

Credits: NASA/Naval Research Laboratory/Parker Solar Probe