Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy captured the viral shot in Arizona, perfectly aligning skydiver Gabriel Brown with the blazing surface of the Sun, a moment he titled ‘The Fall of Icarus’. Gabriel jumped from a small paramotor at around 1,070 metres, while McCarthy positioned his camera nearly 3.2km away to keep both the skydiver and the Sun sharply in focus. Using a hydrogen-alpha filter normally meant for solar astronomy, Andrew revealed the Sun’s fiery outer layer at the exact second Brown d

A stunning photograph titled 'The Fall of Icarus' has gone #viral, showing a skydiver perfectly silhouetted against the blazing #Sun. The shot was captured by #Arizona astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy and skydiver Gabriel Brown, who spent months calculating the exact location, timing, aircraft glide path, and jump moment. After several failed attempts and technical glitches, the duo finally nailed the shot on their sixth try. Watch Credit: blackgryph0n / Instagram #TheFallOfIcarus #Skydiving #A

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