Despite costing 10,000 times more than standard professional cameras, space telescopes share fundamental principles with their Earthly counterparts when it comes to capturing distant celestial wonders. Case in point: the ongoing Aditya-L1 mission, dedicated to exploring the outer atmosphere of our Sun. Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) unveiled the initial images of the Sun in the 200-400 nanometre ultraviolet wavelength range, taken by the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT), one of seven instruments aboard the spacecraft. Accompanying the stunning image gallery, ISRO released a video showcasing the opening and closing of SUIT's shutter as it captured these remarkable solar images. The process parallels the mechanics found in conventional cameras used in households. In photography, a shutter comprises panels that open and close, regulating the amount of light entering the device. The duration the shutter remains open determines the 'shutter speed...
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