Washington<\/strong>: Turkish astrophotographer Mehmet Erg\u00fcn bagged the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 award for his stunning capture of \u2018The Great Solar Flare\u2019.<\/p>\n The award was presented to him in the People\u2019s Choice Award category. The picture, clicked using an H-alpha solar telescope, shows a sizable solar flare.<\/p>\n Mehmet Erg\u00fcn further shared what solar flares are in layman\u2019s language: \u201cSolar flares are sudden bursts of magnetic energy on the surface of the Sun. These eruptions can be very large, as seen in the image. According to our calculation, this solar flare is about 700,000 km long; Earth has a diameter of about 12,700 km.\u201d<\/p>\n Erg\u00fcn also shared the news on his Instagram account. He expressed gratitude towards the people who voted for his photo, thereby helping him win the award.<\/p>\n Erg\u00fcn wrote, \u201cAfter almost 15,000 votes online and at the exhibition, the winner of the \u2018Astronomy Photographer of the Year\u2019 People\u2019s Choice Award was finally announced! We made it! Your incredible support and valuable votes made me really win.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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