A photographer has captured a spectacular image of the solar surface in crystal clear detail using an inventive method. Astronomical photographer Andrew McCarthy has been shooting the Sun and the Moon for three years—but this month, he took on his “most unique challenge” yet. He captured the amazing close-up shot of our star, which is a staggering 93 million miles from Earth, using his new ultra-sharp solar telescope camera. McCarthy, from California, said this allowed him to capture the crispest image of the Sun he’s ever taken. The photographer, who posts his work on @cosmic_background Instagram page, created this striking image by shooting at a rate of about 100 photos per second. He layered almost 100,000 individual frames over each other to render, in unfathomable detail, the intricate drama of the solar surface. The celestial body glows a deep red, its surface boiling, standing out against a dark background in the …