Turtle Posted June 6, 2012 Report Posted June 6, 2012 reviewing this transit map @ SpaceWeather.com, i'm not so sure i captured the transit at all. :shrug: exscuse me all to hell for trying to actually do some science and post on it at a science forum. i'll let y'all get back to the handbags, illegal movies, and viagra threads that seem to be the favored content here. good ****in' grief. Quote
LaurieAG Posted June 6, 2012 Report Posted June 6, 2012 Hi Turtle, It's interesting to see that the other image that overlaps the central image at its lower right edge is actually clearer than the central image itself. That big chunk at about 2pm is in the right location at the right time so you might have something. To be sure all you have to do is repeat the photo with the same rig on any day at the same time, deliberately put your finger over the filter, and see if you can get a picture of pacman with his mouth open :singer: . Quote
Turtle Posted June 6, 2012 Report Posted June 6, 2012 Hi Turtle, It's interesting to see that the other image that overlaps the central image at its lower right edge is actually clearer than the central image itself. That big chunk at about 2pm is in the right location at the right time so you might have something. To be sure all you have to do is repeat the photo with the same rig on any day at the same time, deliberately put your finger over the filter, and see if you can get a picture of pacman with his mouth open :singer: . hi laurie; thanks for posting. yeah, i just don't know. i gave it my best shot(s) thinking there was some merit in doing science rather than just talking about it. the moment is past and while i have plans to jury-rig a filter holder for future use i'm not much interested in figuring out what went wrong this time. que sera sera. serenity now... serenity now... serenity now... Quote
Jay-qu Posted June 8, 2012 Report Posted June 8, 2012 The sun is just too bright to image directly.. you need some good crossed polarizers or an ND5 filter. The internal reflections of your camera serve this purpose, reflecting only a small amount of the light and so the flares look better than the direct image. Also try some solar viewing with a pinhole, projecting the image onto a surface. Since there is no next time for us, you can just enjoy the images I took :D Turtle and JMJones0424 2 Quote
Turtle Posted July 12, 2012 Report Posted July 12, 2012 The sun is just too bright to image directly.. you need some good crossed polarizers or an ND5 filter. The internal reflections of your camera serve this purpose, reflecting only a small amount of the light and so the flares look better than the direct image. Also try some solar viewing with a pinhole, projecting the image onto a surface. Since there is no next time for us, you can just enjoy the images I took :D muchas gracais mate. in retrospect i think my "bite" was not venus but rather a glass insulator jutting out from the utility pole you see in the shot. :doh: no mistaking this orb however, which i shot at 20x optical zoom on tuesday 7/3/2012 @~9:08 pm PST. :moon: Quote
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