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    Due to popular demand, I finally stayed up late to photograph the sun at night. [OC]
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    Due to popular demand, I finally stayed up late to photograph the sun at night. [OC]

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    1. rockylemon on

      In all seriousness do not point your telescope/camera at the sun without proper filters

      The Sun’s chromosphere was captured through a Solar Hydrogen Alpha filter which isolates a very narrow band of light to pass through to the camera sensor

      This was shot with a Lunt LS60MT with double stacking.
      200/1000 frames stacked

    2. Peepeepoopoobutttoot on

      Wait, it’s late at night and I’ve had a whisky. How does one photograph the sun, at night? You close to north/South Pole or something??

    3. moonisflat on

      I would love to watch the sun for hours. I wish I had the equipment and experience.

    5. Xpandomatix on

      Wow. Just holy crap- how did you do this? Was this on eclipse day last year? Genuinely really curious

    7. Taletad on

      Why is the sun so much bigger than the moon ? They are roughly the same angular size

    8. Furrybumholecover on

      Anyone else initially think, “Well that’s a nice shot of the moon but why’d you photobomb it with a cornbread muffin?” Actually, still not 100% sure that wouldn’t be delicious with some chili.

    9. CocaColai on

      Noice! History being made in front of.. well, your eyes, I guess.

      Anyway, tell us about your night, OP. How freaked out were you taking a night picture during the day?? Like, when the sun was still up and it was dark outside, did you see anything else?

    10. CreepyAd8409 on

      Well I’m gonna need a TLDR because I’m not smart enough to understand how.

    11. Avalanche_Debris on

      OP, I’d like to tell you I had a good little chuckle at your title. At least a few of us understood it was a joke.

      Also, cool piece!

    13. HaroldSax on

      These comments hurt me deeply.

      Wonderful composition, friend. What were the 3 photos composited? I assume one of the Sun, and one of the Moon, and then…neither, for the stars?

    17. shogun77777777 on

      Haha amazing photo, OP. I’m surprised how many brain dead people there are on r/space but here we are

    18. Convillious on

      I aimed my telescope at the Sun, with a piece of cardboard blocking the end and a hole cut in the cardboard for a piece of my Solar Eclipse glasses to cover. It was a makeshift solar telescope and while it might have been dangerous, I was 14 so YOLO.

    20. educofu on

      Cmom everybody knows that there isn’t a sun during the night. And also the moon should be the same size as the sun. And no stars should be visible with your exposure. And your JPEG is really bad, could easily be half the resolution and the masking is as good as your explanation.

    21. Thekhandoit on

      Looks like a Poster for a movie where the sun has finally had enough of our shit and the moon is our last defense.