Super Solar Storm
May 10, 2012 16:22:43 #
Hello my fine photography friends,
I have heard several times today on the Weather Channel that there is a super solar storm taking place now on the sun. They said the storm is 12 times as big as the earth and is headed straight toward us. Do not be alarmed, it will only interfer with cells phones etc., But the Weather Channel said that scientists had photographed the storm, which looks like a big black hole in the sun, without using any special equipment. They said to make your pictures at sunset and you should be able to capture the black hole, otherwise known as the storm, in your pic.
How about all of us take a shot at it? How often do you get to photograph a solar storm?
I have heard several times today on the Weather Channel that there is a super solar storm taking place now on the sun. They said the storm is 12 times as big as the earth and is headed straight toward us. Do not be alarmed, it will only interfer with cells phones etc., But the Weather Channel said that scientists had photographed the storm, which looks like a big black hole in the sun, without using any special equipment. They said to make your pictures at sunset and you should be able to capture the black hole, otherwise known as the storm, in your pic.
How about all of us take a shot at it? How often do you get to photograph a solar storm?
May 10, 2012 20:18:06 #
May 10, 2012 21:38:13 #
Thanks Steven for the info. I'm following Dennis. I was really kind of disappointed when I was making photos this evening cause I didn't see anything. Thanks again.
May 11, 2012 14:36:34 #
Birdwhisperer wrote:
Hello my fine photography friends, br I have heard... (show quote)
The Sun can damage your sensor as well as your eyes if you look at the viewfinder of an SLR while shooting. You can protect both your eyes and the sensor by putting a thick filter on the lens. I think ND30 is what is needed.
May 11, 2012 14:57:23 #
PNagy wrote:
The Sun can damage your sensor as well as your eyes if you look at the viewfinder of an SLR while shooting. You can protect both your eyes and the sensor by putting a thick filter on the lens. I think ND30 is what is needed.
From a previous post - this may help
How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse
http://www.mreclipse.com/SEphoto/SEphoto.html
The Right Solar Filters
http://www.mreclipse.com/Totality2/TotalityCh12-1.html#Right_Filter
Solar Filters
http://www.mreclipse.com/Totality2/TotalityApC.html#Solar_Filters
May 11, 2012 15:01:13 #
Thank you so much. I did know it could damage the eyes. Can it still damage the eyes if you have the screen to look at? I didn't know it could burn the sensors in the camera.
May 11, 2012 15:07:27 #
Some people say you can shoot the sun at high speeds. Basically, you point the camera at the sun with a piece of paper behind it. When the sun reflects through the viewfinder onto the paper you are pretty much aligned...
Personally though I wouldn't do it without the right filters. If it can burn my eyes then I assume it can do the same to the sensor.
Personally though I wouldn't do it without the right filters. If it can burn my eyes then I assume it can do the same to the sensor.
May 11, 2012 15:40:06 #
May 11, 2012 15:41:34 #
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