Today’s solar eclipse by pocket camera. A massive cluster of sunspots is visible in the foreground, as well as a transiting Romulan craft.

5 responses to “Today’s solar eclipse by pocket camera. A massive cluster of sunspots is visible in the foreground, as well as a transiting Romulan craft.”

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   jurvetson

   Oct 24, 2014 at 4:23 am

   star-stuck at DFJ today

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   gsikich1

   Oct 24, 2014 at 11:02 am

   Nice shot – powerful pocket camera.

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   jurvetson

   Oct 24, 2014 at 4:23 pm

   Thanks! I put the solar glasses over the lens and found it very tricky to get a good shot (since I did not have manual focus). I wish I had a better zoom… like these guys… =)

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   Gwênlyn

   Oct 25, 2014 at 5:37 am

   See also this photo from NASA: twitter.com/NASA/status/525418684832284672

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   jurvetson

   Oct 25, 2014 at 5:54 pm

   wow, that sunspot is as wide as 10 Earths in a row….
   NASA SDO image of AR 12192

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