Timphoto Creme de la Curmudgeon  More info | May 31, 2012 16:24 | #1 With the upcoming Venus Transit of the Sun next Tuesday June 5 @ 3:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, (22:09 UTC/GMT) for us in California, I'm wondering if this is something I can safely photograph this with a Lee Big Stopper. Or do I need a darker, or lighter, ND filter?
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EL_PIC Goldmember  2,028 posts Likes: 1 Joined Dec 2009 Location: Austin Texas - Lucca Italy More info | May 31, 2012 16:35 | #2  Permanent banI would use http://www.telescopes.com …telescopewithautostar.cfm EL_PIC - RIT BS Photo '78 - Photomask Engineering Mgr
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thejimmy Goldmember  1,426 posts Likes: 33 Joined Dec 2009 Location: west coast of Florida More info | May 31, 2012 16:40 | #3 Timphoto wrote in post #14512808  With the upcoming Venus Transit of the Sun next Tuesday June 5 @ 3:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, (22:09 UTC/GMT) for us in California, I'm wondering if this is something I can safely photograph this with a Lee Big Stopper. Or do I need a darker, or lighter, ND filter? There is another thread concerning this, the problem is a ND filter does not deal with the IR, which if you're using a telephoto lens or telescope, this could damage optics or worse your eye.
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May 31, 2012 16:49 | #4 the jimmy wrote in post #14512882 There is another thread concerning this, the problem is a ND filter does not deal with the IR, which if you're using a telephoto lens or telescope, this could damage optics or worse your eye. I thought I had read something along those lines before, but I guess I didn't search well enough. Thanks!
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ameerat42 Senior Member 588 posts Joined Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Au. More info | May 31, 2012 17:39 | #5 This is one of the threads:
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May 31, 2012 20:51 | #6 Thanks for the link. Funny, I used "Venus Transit" in my search and that link didn't show.
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Abeverage Member 54 posts Joined Aug 2010 More info | Jun 01, 2012 11:15 | #7 I am seriously worried it will be cloudy & rainy where I am...
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ameerat42 Senior Member 588 posts Joined Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Au. More info | Jun 01, 2012 17:39 | #8 Abeverage wrote in post #14516394 I am seriously worried it will be cloudy & rainy where I am... Ditto???
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MidnightSun Goldmember  1,204 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Afton, VA / Korat, Thailand More info | Jun 01, 2012 18:33 | #9 Abeverage wrote in post #14516394 I am seriously worried it will be cloudy & rainy where I am... I heard that... My worst fear as well......... Dave
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Jun 02, 2012 04:35 | #10 I'm now getting to the stage where I'm almost hoping for a dreadful weather forecast the night before. Because I know that, if there's just a slight chance of a break in the clouds, I'll be getting up at 04:00 to drive to my planned viewpoint in time to get setup for sunrise at 04:50. Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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Desertraptor Cream of the Crop  More info | Jun 02, 2012 04:45 | #11 How about welding glass? Peter
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Jun 02, 2012 04:55 | #12 Desertraptor wrote in post #14519776 How about welding glass? Make sure it's #14. Make sure there's no possible way it can accidentally be removed from the front of your lens. Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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legoman_iac Senior Member 308 posts Likes: 50 Joined Nov 2009 Location: Sydney More info | Jun 03, 2012 08:43 | #13 I've put my leave request in at work, gotta use unpaid leave as I've just used up all my leave on a recent trip. Think my boss thinks I'm into astrology though ... didn't want to argue cause think a day photographing the sun might sound crazy, hahaha.Rain, hail or end of the world, I'm going to be sitting by my gear all day! 2x 50d: with 17-85mm f4-5.6, 100mm Macro USM, 50mm f1.8, 2x Sigma 30mm f1.4, 55-250mm (kit lens), Canon 100-400mm L, Tamron 200-400mm f5.6, Samyang 8mm. 480mm refactor with HEQ5. Home made beamsplitter stereo rig.
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ameerat42 Senior Member 588 posts Joined Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Au. More info | Jun 03, 2012 17:01 | #14 To all who wish to observe:
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tonylong ...winded  More info | Jun 05, 2012 17:23 | #15 It has begun! Tony
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