A perfectly timed silhouette: a skydiver captured crossing the face of the Sun for a split second. The shot was planned around the dive schedule and the Sun’s position, then taken through a solar telescope with protective filters to safely reveal sunspots and prominences. No, the jumper wasn’t anywhere near the Sun, it’s an alignment from Earth’s perspective that lasts fractions of a second
The photographer and skydiver coordinated the exact jump window so the athlete’s path lined up with the solar disc. The result is a real-time capture, not a composite, showing just how wild these alignments can look when everything lines up.
WellNowWhat6245 on
It’d be way to hot.
He must have went at night.
Boy-Grieves on
Icarus be nimble, icarus be quick
theBro987 on
That’s a very impressive feat of timing and coordination!
Wasabi_93 on
Huh, I thought the sun would be bigger than that. /s
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CollegeStreetRecords on
This would be my profile picture for the rest of my fucking life
SoundOff2222 on
Looks like a grasshopper
No_Control8389 on
Hopefully we see OP get an award later for this amazing shot.
Photo of the Year stuff right there!
biggie_way_smaller on
Album cover material
GERRROONNNNIIMMOOOO on
Looks like an insect trapped in amber
FatefulDonkey on
How did he get so close to the sun without burning to a crisp?
Motor-Firefighter219 on
This could be a movie cover for Icarus
Garrett0314 on
The sunspots directly to his left and right and the little squiggle below his head make it look like the sun has a face and is looking at him with amazement as he’s falling.
I’ve also been awake almost 32 hours but I’m sure that’s unrelated.
iwasabadger on
u/ajamesmccarthy is active on Reddit and has posted this image himself. While you credit the source and provide context, it might be better to let the artist promote their own work since they are active on Reddit. Just a thought- I do love looking at this photo, though.
ajamesmccarthy on
Oh hey thanks for sharing my shot! This was coordinated between myself, an ultralight pilot, and my friend Gabe who is in the photo.
I do post some behind the scenes on my insta (you can find that in my bio) if you’re curious how the heck this was possible.
TheBupherNinja on
The photographer posted this like 2 days ago and you can’t be bothered to share the source?
foofarraw on
wow that guy must be huge!
Maxpower2727 on
I, too, enjoy sharing other people’s work without crediting them.
shwarmaa_naman on
Can someone explain how does the sun look so big?
DecadentToast on
What no credit to the actual photographer!?
coffeemug73 on
Amazing picture. I can’t help but think of these lyrics:
“You’ve flown far too high, boy. Now you’re too close to the Sun. Soon your makeshift wings will come undone” – Thrice “The Melting Point of Wax”
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A perfectly timed silhouette: a skydiver captured crossing the face of the Sun for a split second. The shot was planned around the dive schedule and the Sun’s position, then taken through a solar telescope with protective filters to safely reveal sunspots and prominences. No, the jumper wasn’t anywhere near the Sun, it’s an alignment from Earth’s perspective that lasts fractions of a second
The photographer and skydiver coordinated the exact jump window so the athlete’s path lined up with the solar disc. The result is a real-time capture, not a composite, showing just how wild these alignments can look when everything lines up.
It’d be way to hot.
He must have went at night.
Icarus be nimble, icarus be quick
That’s a very impressive feat of timing and coordination!
Huh, I thought the sun would be bigger than that. /s
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This would be my profile picture for the rest of my fucking life
Looks like a grasshopper
Hopefully we see OP get an award later for this amazing shot.
Photo of the Year stuff right there!
Album cover material
Looks like an insect trapped in amber
How did he get so close to the sun without burning to a crisp?
This could be a movie cover for Icarus
The sunspots directly to his left and right and the little squiggle below his head make it look like the sun has a face and is looking at him with amazement as he’s falling.
I’ve also been awake almost 32 hours but I’m sure that’s unrelated.
u/ajamesmccarthy is active on Reddit and has posted this image himself. While you credit the source and provide context, it might be better to let the artist promote their own work since they are active on Reddit. Just a thought- I do love looking at this photo, though.
Oh hey thanks for sharing my shot! This was coordinated between myself, an ultralight pilot, and my friend Gabe who is in the photo.
I do post some behind the scenes on my insta (you can find that in my bio) if you’re curious how the heck this was possible.
The photographer posted this like 2 days ago and you can’t be bothered to share the source?
wow that guy must be huge!
I, too, enjoy sharing other people’s work without crediting them.
Can someone explain how does the sun look so big?
What no credit to the actual photographer!?
Amazing picture. I can’t help but think of these lyrics:
“You’ve flown far too high, boy. Now you’re too close to the Sun. Soon your makeshift wings will come undone” – Thrice “The Melting Point of Wax”
I thought it’s a dinosaur 🦕