# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CY5YlVjsyXr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11681799-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/87d470592e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-01-19T03:30:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by Pete McBride pedromcbride | For those in the Northern Hemisphere, the passing of the winter solstice means the slow creep of longer days as we begin to move farther from the sun. I'm in awe that scientists recently "touched" the sun for the first time by flying the Parker Solar Probe through its upper atmosphere (corona)—the glowing outer ray of our closest star, seen this eclipse from a few years ago. For more, follow pedromcbride. #space #sun #light #eclipse #nature #science #stars #petemcbride

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sun, nature, science, space, eclipse, petemcbride, stars, light

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