An absolutely staggering new perception of our Moon and Sun was captured by a little-known NASA mission called PUNCH.

Showing a halo of light surrounding an eclipsed sun with the Moon passing through, it was taken during PUNCH's commissioning stage—a step to ensure all the equipment is in alignment and functioning properly.

The Moon in the image is lit up by light reflected off the surface of Earth.

Launched on March 11th, the four-satellite constellation was designed to study to solar wind by using a science instrument called an occulter. With extreme precision, an occulter places a disk over the Sun before photographing it.