Sunspots, 15 May 2000

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Photographer Russell Sipe

Optics Used

Camera Used

Settings / Equipment Tak-102 Takahashi refractor w/Thousand Oaks solar filter and 35mm Panoptic eyepiece; Nikon 950 digital camera, handheld behind eyepiece.

Location Huntington Beach, CA; September 1990

Date / Time September 1, 1990 12:00 am

Copyright

Additional Information Photographer's comments: "I got a Thousand Oaks solar filter for my Tak-102...After basking in the glory of the sunspot studded view I decided to play around with my Nikon 950 digital camera. On a lark I put it in macro mode and let it autofocus on the view as seen through my 35mm Panoptic in the Takahashi. I just hand held the camera lens about an inch from the eyepiece using the LCD on the camera to "center" the shot and here is what I got. I can't believe how lucky I was."