Monday at 01:45 PM2 days Moderator 35 minutes ago, Joshua757 said:Can I look at it through my Cannon EOS cameras LCD display without worrying about the glare/UV?A solar filter is essential to cut the visible and UV light down to safe levels. Fogged film is one possibility if you have access to somewhere that sells it. Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
Monday at 01:46 PM2 days Moderator 26 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:I am looking forward to the large partial solar eclipse on Wednesday. I have also mentioned next year's eclipse to family and friends, hinting that we should all go to see totality together 😎Where did you have in mind? Luxor is the best location but temps in August will be brutal. Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
Monday at 02:37 PM2 days I was thinking southern Spain/Gibraltar. I do not need to see the maximum 6m22s of totality. It will still be over 4 minutes from Gibraltar. Edited Monday at 05:05 PM2 days by Christopher Low Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
Monday at 07:02 PM2 days Author 11 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:ND filters need to be extremely strong.To be clear, im not meaning a basic photographic neutral density filter, or several stacked together, im talking about a specific solar filter. Like the one I mentioned in the pack I bought.5 hours ago, Joshua757 said:Can I look at it through my Cannon EOS cameras LCD display without worrying about the glare/UV?Do not look at the sun with your naked eyes, camera, telescope or anything else. You risk eye damage if you do.Only view the eclipse with a proper pair of eclipse glasses or sun filter!"Eclipse Eye SafetyViewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury."NASA ScienceEclipse Viewing Safety - NASA ScienceHere are some important safety guidelines to follow during a total solar eclipse.. Edited Monday at 07:11 PM2 days by martin-w
Monday at 07:57 PM2 days 54 minutes ago, martin-w said:To be clear, im not meaning a basic photographic neutral density filter, or several stacked together, im talking about a specific solar filter. Like the one I mentioned in the pack I bought.Do not look at the sun with your naked eyes, camera, telescope or anything else. You risk eye damage if you do.Only view the eclipse with a proper pair of eclipse glasses or sun filter!"Eclipse Eye SafetyViewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury."NASA ScienceEclipse Viewing Safety - NASA ScienceHere are some important safety guidelines to follow during a total solar eclipse..Oh thanks for the heads up ! @martin-w Much appreciated 👏
Monday at 09:01 PM2 days Moderator 1 hour ago, martin-w said:To be clear, im not meaning a basic photographic neutral density filter, or several stacked together, im talking about a specific solar filter. Like the one I mentioned in the pack I bought.That’s fine. Similar to the one I bought. 👍 Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
Yesterday at 05:46 AM1 day Author 8 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:That’s fine. Similar to the one I bought. 👍Yep, it was a bit misleading when I said ND.The one I have is silver on the side facing the sun and black on the other side.
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