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Carl T. BergstromA better view of the wild solar prominences during Monday's eclipse.
(Quick hand-held shot with Nikon Z9 + Nikkor 800mm f/6.3 PF)
Ongion 🥚🐞@ct_bergstrom I'm sorry, did you say handheld? Doesn't that lens weigh like, 5 lbs?
Also, incredible shots! Much better than I could resolve with my comparatively-dinky 200mm lens 😅
@Ongion Yes but I usually shoot birds handheld with this setup so comparatively speaking the sun was easy.
Coprolite9000Oooh - those are great, those are!
I immediately started wondering if it would be possible to match up the prominences with Solar Dynamics Observatory imagery. And after some quick hacking about in Photoshop, the answer is: yes, yes it is. Rotate by about 64 degrees, and things line up pretty well. (Image times were a vague guess...)
Original images linked here:
https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/browse/2024/04/08/20240408_190842_4096_0304.jpg
https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/browse/2024/04/08/20240408_190546_4096_0171.jpg
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(Actual soundtrack while I was mucking about in Photoshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y4wuVfV5G4 )
(Actual soundtrack while I was mucking about in Photoshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y4wuVfV5G4 )
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@coprolite9000 oh that is amazing. Thank you!
SpaceLifeFormExcellent pics
Ulrich Junker@ct_bergstrom sounds like a pro equipment! Excellent images! I suppose exposure time was quite small for this handheld image?
@UlrichJunker 1/1250 sec