Arianna Huffington Instagram – The big solar news next week is about not being able to see the sun. But as the work of award-winning solar astrophotographer @eduardoschaberger shows, our sun is full of mysteries and wonder even when not being photobombed by the pushy moon. This shot of a recent solar flare shows a plasma column shooting out over 124,000 miles from the sun’s surface (over half the distance from Earth to the moon). It’s a sign the sun will soon enter the most active phase of its 11-year solar cycle known as the solar maximum, which sounds like a good action movie title. “To be able to see or photograph a little bit of the intimate life of a star is truly very exciting,” says Schaberger. If you’re going to be watching what poet Robert Herrick called the “glorious light of heaven” dim for a few moments, just remember to wear eclipse glasses or make your own pinhole camera.  📸: @eduardoschaberger