Comments on: Coolest sun picture ever

Coolest sun picture ever

notsnot — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:21:12 -0800

Coolest sun picture ever - sunspot closeup... The Swedish Institute for Solar Physics web site has some other cool pictures. (As an aside, I wonder what equivalent shutter speed, aperture, and focal length would be?)

By: zekinskia

zekinskia — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:30:54 -0800

I would urge you all to check out NASA's Picture of the Day archive (click <archive at the bottom of the page on the first link.) I have it bookmarked. Some images are not-so-stunning, others are absolutely amazing.

By: mcsweetie

mcsweetie — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:33:14 -0800

you know what? that picture kinda looks like the background image to my personal page on free web space, circa 1995.

By: vraxoin

vraxoin — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:34:06 -0800

That is cool. It's "I made it my desktop wallpaper" cool.

By: eddydamascene

eddydamascene — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:36:43 -0800

Wow. For focal length, I would suggest 1 AU.

By: madprops

madprops — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:12:53 -0800

anyone else see the turkey? no? ok.

By: zerofoks

zerofoks — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:11:47 -0800

does anybody have any favorites in the archives?

By: Wood

Wood — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:06:45 -0800

A really big picture of the sun's surface from the same project. Awesome.

By: UKnowForKids

UKnowForKids — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:43:47 -0800

Don't look directly at the picture, or you'll go blind. Try making a pinhole viewer to safely view it.

By: zekinskia

zekinskia — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:54:05 -0800

Zerofoks: check out this one, it's one of my favorites...

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:29:54 -0800

Wow! It looks (and probably sounds) just like honey.

By: HTuttle

HTuttle — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:35:15 -0800

Incredible pics. And the info on the atmopsphere compensating techniques will keep me busy for a while. zekinskia: cool pic, turn your lights on and off a few times and I'll see if I can spot your house!

By: hippugeek

hippugeek — Sat, 16 Nov 2002 00:41:38 -0800

Thanks, zekinskia. I've seen a couple similar photos before, but that's by far the best. It always amazes me to see how natural landscape features dictate human settlement--look at how bright-white the Nile is, and how the Himalayas seem to squash all the light down into India. Beautiful and fascinating.

By: zerofoks

zerofoks — Sat, 16 Nov 2002 02:06:17 -0800

zekinskia: hehe, the light shows where the money is. i like it very much :)

By: y2karl

y2karl — Sat, 16 Nov 2002 02:36:35 -0800

I just want to know--what size are these--what?--structures. artifacts, swirls or processes? Continents? Worlds? I can see why you posted this--instantly totally more than just OK, no matter how you slice it..

By: trismegisto

trismegisto — Sat, 16 Nov 2002 06:22:10 -0800

wow, it looks incredible. it's so big that maybe with a special filter you may be able to see it just with your eyes... anyway, i have no idea about photographing the sun. obviously you need special equipment; but with my camera, i would use ƒ:32, 1/2,000 speed, focal length: 800mm (is the longest i have).