No single exposure of the corona at totality can capture what the human eye can see. This is a composite image of multiple different exposures combined to approximate what the human eye can see. This is a typical corona during solar maximum with multiple rays projecting from the sun in all directions. The temperature of the corona is 2 million degrees F and is the hottest thing the human eye can see in the universe. The temperature of the sun below is only 10,000 degrees F.

Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Telescope/mount: Celestron Super C8+ with Celestron f/6.3 focal reducer/corrector.

Camera: Canon EOS mirrorless R8. Multiple exposures ranging from 1/2000 second to 1/8 second at ISO 100.