Seeing the Sun in a New Light

What you're seeing here is the highest resolution photograph of the sun available to date, part of a brand new series of NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) observations. The SDO mission promises "10 times better clarity than a high-definition television," NASA says, and this first SDO image doesn't disappoint.
SLIDE SHOW: "Seeing the Sun in a New Light" -- See some of the highlights from NASA's SDO 'first light' photo collection.