Coolest sun picture ever
November 15, 2002 1:21 PM Subscribe
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?)
you know what? that picture kinda looks like the background image to my personal page on free web space, circa 1995.
posted by mcsweetie at 1:33 PM on November 15, 2002
posted by mcsweetie at 1:33 PM on November 15, 2002
That is cool. It's "I made it my desktop wallpaper" cool.
posted by vraxoin at 1:34 PM on November 15, 2002
posted by vraxoin at 1:34 PM on November 15, 2002
A really big picture of the sun's surface from the same project. Awesome.
posted by Wood at 4:06 PM on November 15, 2002
posted by Wood at 4:06 PM on November 15, 2002
Don't look directly at the picture, or you'll go blind. Try making a pinhole viewer to safely view it.
posted by UKnowForKids at 4:43 PM on November 15, 2002
posted by UKnowForKids at 4:43 PM on November 15, 2002
Zerofoks: check out this one, it's one of my favorites...
posted by zekinskia at 4:54 PM on November 15, 2002
posted by zekinskia at 4:54 PM on November 15, 2002
Wow! It looks (and probably sounds) just like honey.
posted by MiguelCardoso at 5:29 PM on November 15, 2002
posted by MiguelCardoso at 5:29 PM on November 15, 2002
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!
posted by HTuttle at 9:35 PM on November 15, 2002
zekinskia: cool pic, turn your lights on and off a few times and I'll see if I can spot your house!
posted by HTuttle at 9:35 PM on November 15, 2002
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.
posted by hippugeek at 12:41 AM on November 16, 2002
posted by hippugeek at 12:41 AM on November 16, 2002
zekinskia: hehe, the light shows where the money is. i like it very much :)
posted by zerofoks at 2:06 AM on November 16, 2002
posted by zerofoks at 2:06 AM on November 16, 2002
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..
posted by y2karl at 2:36 AM on November 16, 2002
I can see why you posted this--instantly totally more than just OK, no matter how you slice it..
posted by y2karl at 2:36 AM on November 16, 2002
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).
posted by trismegisto at 6:22 AM on November 16, 2002
posted by trismegisto at 6:22 AM on November 16, 2002
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I have it bookmarked. Some images are not-so-stunning, others are absolutely amazing.
posted by zekinskia at 1:30 PM on November 15, 2002