[NASA] APOD: July 30 – Red Sun trough Wildfire Smoke

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Red Sun through Wildfire Smoke

Explanation: This could be the view from an 

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 orbiting around a 

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, but it is our own 

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.

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of was taken on July 22, 2026, in the 

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 in the ********* province of 

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. 

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 from the 

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 acted as a 

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, allowing the photographer to take this photo of the Sun directly. Several 

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 are also visible in this eerie image; just below and right of the center is 

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, a fast evolving, giant 

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 and sunspot group. The smoke is made of tiny particles that help block and 

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 light with bluer 

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, so the light we see coming from the Sun is 

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 than usual (but it is never safe to

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at the Sun). Sunsets and sunrises are also 

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 because of the smoke. Some 

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from now, the Sun will actually start to turn redder as it approaches its 

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phase.

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Date	July 30, 2026
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