A View to the Sunset (APOD 31 May 2008)
A View to the Sunset (APOD 31 May 2008)
An obvious mistake on this page. This pic could not have been done in 1/6 of a second. Looks closer to 20 or 30 minutes.
Re: 5/31 sunset
http://www.photomeeting.de/astromeeting ... set1_d.htm
No mistake; exactly the exposure time that the photographer claims. And 0.17 sec sounds very reasonable, considering the "technique" used.
No mistake; exactly the exposure time that the photographer claims. And 0.17 sec sounds very reasonable, considering the "technique" used.
... or maybe just
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=holding+the+sun
(the longer url above might contain something specific to my browser that yours might not digest)
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=holding+the+sun
(the longer url above might contain something specific to my browser that yours might not digest)
A little clarification please. When they say "Ten Earths could easily fit in the "claw" of this seemingly solar monster." Are they talking about the entire lower half of the figure 8, or just the little, thin part to the right of the lower half, that points back toward the sun? I imagine it is the little thin part, but wouldn't mind getting another opinion.
Re: 5/31 sunset
Reading the caption may help:MrBill wrote:An obvious mistake on this page. This pic could not have been done in 1/6 of a second. Looks closer to 20 or 30 minutes.
With other words: 1/6 second is correct. Thank you EXIF.During the 1/6 second long exposure he smoothly changed the focal length while simultaneously rotating the camera...
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Stefan
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