photos of the sun

[drdragon666]

hi all ok i been playing with taking photos of the sun ...... ok results errr im not happy with them lol

so has anyone else taken any ..... not talking about sunsets or rays ... i mean full sun pics

so you get the sun in the pic and thats it ?

anyone got any advice ?

thanks tony

[CyberDyneSystems]

I've never tried this.. just want to point out what is hopeflly obvious..
You must use heavy filters. especially at the eyepiece.. to prevent what may be permanent damage to your eyes!

[drdragon666]

yes good advice ... but is there really people out there that would just point a cam at the sun?

im useing a sun filter for eclipses ie blocks 99.9% of light on me 300mm lens

and useing a thousand oaks sun filter on a etx90 scope with cam mount

scope etx90
http://www.telescopehouse.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=9D23EE7108DE4ABA9907178810961784&action=lnk

filter
http://www.telescopehouse.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=0EBB2B525830479990A37569FE128726&action=lnk

[rowdyred94]

Your manual warns against pointing any lens at the sun. It's not just your eyes that can be melted.

[gjl711]

You can get the just the filters them selves. Adorama has them. You might have to adapt it but you definitely want a full aperture solar filter. Anyway, check these out. “click me (http://www.adorama.com/KDS5156.html?searchinfo=solar%20filter&item_no=4)”

[drdragon666]

yes thats why you use corect equipment ie sun filters

[StewartR]

so you get the sun in the pic and thats it ?
anyone got any advice ?I don't understand the question.

People pics ... you get the people in the pic and that's it.
Landscape pics ... you get the landscape in the pic and that's it.
Cat pics ... you get the cat in the pic and that's it.
Spot the pattern here?

Maybe it would be better if you were to explain what you think you're trying to achieve...

[drdragon666]

some one may aswell close this topic ........

as i see there is no point......as no ones reading it corect

i ask has anyone taken a pic of the sun ......

i have the corect equipment and all i was hopeing is that someone may have done it before on here and could maybe help with setings

but i see people dont understand ????? :(

[Thenethiel]

You mean like this?

http://images.fotopic.net/ykecoy.jpg

[CliffordPhotography]

whats the point of that? its rather boring to me. it not like looking at the texture of the moon.

[bacchanal]

whats the point of that? its rather boring to me. it not like looking at the texture of the moon.

what's the point of taking pictures of anything...it's probably all been done before anyway

[Thenethiel]

what's the point of taking pictures of anything...it's probably all been done before anyway


Indeed, and if it's boring to you, don't do it. As far as sun pictures go though this one isn't particularly interesting, except for the fact that the small dot in the center just below the equater is Mercury.

[gjl711]

Of course, you might get lucky and catch something like this. "click me (http://www.astrosurf.com/legault/iss_atlantis_transit.html)". Heck, the lens was even white. :):)

[rowdyred94]

Now that's cool. Plenty of planning there.

[ak_powder_monkey]

thats a sick shot!

[drdragon666]

yes takeing a shot of transit with a planit or satalight would be a good pic ..... but dont happen often

an yes to most just a pic of a yellow disc is boring..... but to take the pic myself means so much more then looking at one in a book

i just like takeing pics of difrent things and exsperimenting lol well something like that ....

[LCF]

Here are a few quite interesting images from the sun, with gear used:
http://www.rothritter.com/website/astro_photos/other/photos/solar.html
http://www.licha.de/astro_photo_321.php
http://www.licha.de/astro_photo_322.php

[Eagle]

Interesting, a friend of mine just asked me yesterday how to take a picture of the sun. I told him I didn't really have any idea as I had not tried it myself. Asked him why he wanted one and he said because no one else take shots of the sun. Everyone does the moon but not the sun. I told him to start with the sunny 16 rule and move from there, but that I had no clue what would work. told him just to not look at the sun through the viewfinder. And maybe use a ND or CP filter.

[RadAL]

yes takeing a shot of transit with a planit or satalight would be a good pic ..... but dont happen often

an yes to most just a pic of a yellow disc is boring..... but to take the pic myself means so much more then looking at one in a book

i just like takeing pics of difrent things and exsperimenting lol well something like that ....

haha, thats how i got into photography... the pics mostly being too small on the internet, not finding the right angles or details or just not finding the right picture period... so go make your own! I'm mostly into cars though.

[joegolf68]

thats a sick shot!



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[RadAL]

"Thats an awesome shot!"