The Surface of the Sun

[Yi-P]

http://www.thesurfaceofthesun.com/index.html?


Found this site with amazing astronomical photographs and information regarding our 'daylight bulb' (the sun).

I wonder what kind of filter they have to put on top of the lens in order to stop down all that light...

[Laurie]

i took one of those with my camera phone
zing

but seriously awesome photos and the actual physical surface is amazing

[seeto.centric]

cameraphone? doesnt it just come out to be one big white spot?

-julz

[Yi-P]

cameraphone? doesnt it just come out to be one big white spot?

-julz

So you did believe him taking one with a camera phone?

[Killakoala]

Fascinating read. I like the sound of a solid surface model.

[seeto.centric]

haha oh dear.. thats what happens when you have less than half the recommended sleep.. three nights in a row..

haha but yes, at that time i did

-julz

[Yi-P]

Fascinating read. I like the sound of a solid surface model.

If it is solid, that means we can stand on it....

That will be something to do in the year of 3280...

[Gordon]

...
I wonder what kind of filter they have to put on top of the lens in order to stop down all that light...

Unfortunately you cant buy a filter for your DSLR for X-Ray photos... but you can buy solar filters to cut back white light, I have one for my 25cm Newtonian. If you can find an optically flat #14 welders glass, that is ok too, if you don't mind the green colour.
You can also buy very narrow band H-alpha filters with around 1 Angstrom bandpass for spectacular photos that show all sorts of detail that is not visible in broadband white light... but they are extremely expensive.

[Mal]

That certainly does make for some intersting reading, thanks for posting the link.