Dunno.

Post #176,581

9/27/04 12:56:22 PM

Dunno.

They might have used a CCD camera for the picture. Also, the simulations seem to put the planets in the right place, according to the reports, so I think it's possible. Plus, I'm sure the photographers are aware of reflection issues and do what they can to avoid them.

The exposure issues are real, but I don't think they're insurmountable. E.g. the Pat Totten photo in your link. A photo of the Earth would have less light intensity than the photo of the corona making it less of an issue.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #176,585

by deSitter

9/27/04 1:13:39 PM

Re: Dunno.

Eclipse photos are deceptive. It's *dark* during an eclipse, as at dusk. I remember the eclipse that passed over Atlanta in May of 1984, which was 99.7 percent total. I took some photos during the darkest time at the same f-stop and exposure as recommended for full daylight. They came out very dark - spookily so, because the eye adjusts and it doesn't seem that drastic.

-drl

Post #176,690

by pwhysall

9/28/04 3:39:06 AM

What spooked me

I saw the recent partial eclipse.

Things had two shadows.

Weird.

Post #176,770

by ben_tilly

9/28/04 11:58:26 AM

Fun exercise in an eclipse

Hold both hands out, fingers slightly apart, turn your hands so that the fingers form a cross hatch pattern. Every spot where the light falls forms into a picture of the eclipse!

Better yet, go walking in a deciduous forest and admire the eclipses dancing on the ground.

Actually we're all very familiar with the phenomena. However we're used to seeing it with a picture of an uneclipsed Sun, and so seeing it with a different image is quite surprising.

Cheers,
Ben

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Post #176,913

by static

9/29/04 12:19:52 AM

My dad has a photo of that.

Back in the mid-70's there was an eclipse that was visible in Sydney. Dad noticed all the eclipse shapes in the dappled shade of a tree and took a photo.

Incidentally, that phenomenon is related to how holograms work.

Wade

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