A fiery tornado emits from the surface of the sun, 100,000 miles into space.

The swirling column of plasma was captured on March 17 as reports of huge solar activity were recorded. 

Andrew McCarthy, from Florence, Arizona, US, used a telescope to film the breathtaking celestial scene from his backyard. 

Andrew Said "I spent three hours yesterday with my solar telescope pointed at a tall tornado-y-looking thing on the sun. 

"This 14-Earths-tall swirling column of plasma was raining moon-sized gobs of incandescent material on the sun. 

"I can't imagine a more hellish place!"

Andrew, who is well known to his legions of social media fans as @Cosmic_Background on Instagram.

A fiery tornado emits from the surface of the sun, 100,000 miles into space.

The swirling column of plasma was captured this week as reports of huge solar activity were recorded. 

Andrew McCarthy, from Florence, Arizona, USA used a telescope to film the breathtaking celestial scene from his backyard. 

Andrew Said "I spent 3 hours yesterday with my solar telescope pointed at a tall tornado-y looking thing on the sun. 

"This 14-Earths-tall swirling column of plasma was raining moon-sized gobs of incandescent material on the sun. 

"I can't imagine a more hellish place!"

Andrew, who is well known to his legions of social media fans as @Cosmic_Background on Instagram.