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Stare into this 4K video of the Sun for half an hour

Stare into this 4K video of the Sun for half an hour

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There's not a ton to say about this amazing video of the Sun that NASA released this week. It was created from images taken every 12 seconds by the agency's Solar Dynamics Observatory, and took about 300 hours to stitch together. But really, the upshot is that it's an eye-melting 30-minute 4K video of our nearest star which will make you feel closer to its fiery photosphere than ever before. If by some miracle of Helios you happen to own a 4K monitor or TV already, let it be known that I am consumed with burning jealousy over your new-found ability to zone out in scorching oblivion.