Re: [APML] Monday's Eclipse (redux?)

["cherrio" <cherrio@shocking.com>]

Scott,
You need to go here and heed all warnings,
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/03jun_sunset.htm
There are all sorts of ways to take pictures of the sun with smaller lens,
but with 600mm you MUST NOT look through the view finder at the image, for
you could certainly sustain perminate blindness. PLEASE read the warnings
and seek other advise on this matter.
Ray Rochelle

----- Original Message -----
From: "NightwatchMan" <night@manetheren.net>
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Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 7:09 AM
Subject: [APML] Monday's Eclipse (redux?)


> According to CNN there will be a partial eclipse at sunset on Monday for
> those of us on the west coast
> (http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/06/06/solar.eclipse/index.html) and
> I'm kind of curious as to how you all would recommend "shooting it".
>
> I have a 600mm F8, but I don't think my camera has a fast enough shutter
> speed at F8 to shoot the sun. Even if I stack the two neutral density
> filters I have on it. (it would take it down 8 stops) I could probably
> expose it with my 80-400, with the ND filters -- that one stops down to
> F32.
>
> I've never shot the sun before -- Do you have any ideas?
>
> Scott
>
>
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