Overview
- Andrew McCarthy coordinated with skydiver Gabriel C. Brown and a paramotor pilot in Arizona to place Brown directly between his telescopes and the Sun.
- The team executed six attempts before timing the jump to align Brown’s silhouette with visible sunspots.
- McCarthy used hydrogen-alpha telescopes and compiled high-resolution frames into a single composite image.
- Behind-the-scenes footage posted to Instagram and details on Reddit document the setup and support claims that the shot is real rather than AI-generated.
- The image has gone viral across outlets such as Futurism, IFLScience, and Colossal, and limited-edition prints are available through McCarthy’s shop.