INCREDIBLE photos snapped by a stargazer in Kent show the Sun in mind-blowing detail.
The stunning shots show super-hot plasma shooting out of the mega-hot star and rippling across its surface.
10 These amazing photos of the Sun were snapped from a garden in KentCredit: Paul Andrew/Triangle News
10 The stunning shots show super-hot plasma shooting out of the mega-hot starCredit: Paul Andrew/Triangle News
10 The photographs were taken by retired university lecturer Paul Andrew from his garden in DoverCredit: Paul Andrew/Triangle News
The photographs were taken by retired university lecturer Paul Andrew from his garden observatory in Dover.
The astronomy anorak loves snapping our Milky Way galaxy with his Lund 152 telescope.
It allows the 66-year-old to capture the sun in all of its fiery detail.
He’s spent thousands of pounds on his expert piece of kit, and uses it all summer to snap space.
10 Paul loves snapping stars and objects in our Milky Way galaxy with his Lund 152 telescopeCredit: Paul Andrew/Triangle News
10 The Sun is roughly 93million miles from EarthCredit: Paul Andrew/Triangle News
10 At its surface, the star is a hotbed of violent explosions of super-hot material called plasmaCredit: Paul Andrew/Triangle News
Paul said: “I use it as often as possible when it is sunny.
“However, I cannot so much during the winter months as the sun is very low in the sky and the seeing conditions can be quite poor.
“The sun is always changing and I never know what I am going to see.”
After retiring as a photography lecturer from the University of Kent, Paul wanted to combine his artistic and astronomical passions.
10 Paul has spent thousands of pounds on his expert piece of kit, and uses it all summer to take space snapsCredit: Paul Andrew/Triangle News
10 After retiring as a photography lecturer from the University of Kent, Paul wanted to combine his artistic and astronomical passionsCredit: Paul Andrew/Triangle News
10 The Sun regularly ejects bolts of plasma known as solar flaresCredit: Paul Andrew/Triangle News
He’s invested a lot of hard-earned cash in his telescope so he can successfully snap the sun.
“I just find it incredible to think that the images many amateurs are currently producing are far superior to those taken by the world’s largest telescopes just a few years ago,” he explained.
However taking photos of the star is not simple.
“Unlike many astronomical objects, the sun is always changing and you never know what to expect from day to day,” Paul explained.