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  "id": 19825205,
  "title": "Seán Doran’s ‘Crimson Star’ Tours the Raging Surface of the Sun",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/sean-dorans-crimson-star-tours-the-raging-surface-of-the-sun",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T14:53:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colossal",
    "slug": "colossal",
    "url": "https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/11/sean-doran-crimson-star-film/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Filmmaker Seán Doran has unveiled a new project titled \"Crimson Star\" that translates stunning snapshots from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory into a visually striking video. The video offers viewers a tour of the sun's fiery surface, complete with dazzling solar flares, all rendered in a signature crimson hue. Doran achieved this artistic rendering by assigning various pinks and reds to different light wavelengths, resulting in an enchanting depiction of the celestial body.\n\nTo bring his vision to life, Doran meticulously processed NASA's images, blending, rescaling, and retiming them to create a fluid narrative. He explained that the images were \"conformed, repaired, graded, blended, rescaled and retimed\" into a cohesive film. \"Crimson Star\" is just one of several astral projects Doran has undertaken in recent years, and he shares his latest creations on YouTube.\n\nAs an independent arts publication, Colossal welcomes support from readers who value stories and artists like Doran's work. For just $7 per month, readers can become a Colossal Member and help sustain this vital source of independent arts publishing.",
  "summary": "The sun, in crimson. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Seán Doran’s ‘Crimson Star’ Tours the Raging Surface of the Sun appeared first on Colossal .",
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