Astronomers scrutinized last year’s eclipse. Here’s what they’ve learned
New research is providing hints about what’s going on in the sun’s atmosphere
HIDDEN DETAILS The sun’s corona is on full display in this composition of 161 photographs taken from Mitchell, Ore., during the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse. The research team behind this image used a special spectrometer to gain new insight into the corona’s motion.
© 2017 Miloslav Druckmüller, Peter Aniol and Shadia Habbal