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The moon went in front of the sun

There were some clouds, but I managed to catch a usable photo or two

Oympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II

300mm, f/7.1, 1/60s, ISO 200

#eclipse #Eclipse2024 #moon #photo #phtography #SolarEclipse #TotalSolarEclipse @photography #darktable
https://zaktakespictures.com/the-moon-went-in-front-of-the-sun/

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm curious why they appear. The filter or camera optics maybe?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

Those are solar flares.

Here's a snapshot from seven years ago: https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/588869-eclipse-solar-flares-from-oregon/

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I saw them with the naked eye

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Viewing the eclipse during totality is safe without eye protection.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Can't even see anything in totality with the solar filters.

Though it was still too bright for my phone's camera to capture anything other than a bright ball.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's hard to use any kind of auto exposure for something like that. Only spot highlight metering has much chance, but most photographers would use manual.

There are manual options for phones, but most phones don't have a long enough telephoto lens option to get good eclipse photos.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I suspected I could fiddle with some settings to get a better result but didn't want to spend the few minutes I had fucking around on my phone instead of experiencing the moment.