“Here is the sun as you’ve never seen it before – from a Kent back garden. The amazing pictures were taken in St Margaret’s, near Dover, by amateur astronomer Paul Andrew. Using a solar telescope costing thousands of pounds, the 58-year-old took the photographs capturing the sun’s surface that give NASA a run for their money. Paul is president and founder of South East Kent Astronomical Society and lives in the village. This year is the 40th anniversary of SEKAS, which has 120 members, drawn mainly from the Deal-Dover area but also from the Canterbury, Thanet and Folkestone-Hythe areas. Solar telescopes are specialised and highly powerful, costing several thousands of pounds. “They allow people to view the sun in hydrogen alpha light which is not visible in normal white light,’ said Paul.” w/ photos
