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Uploaded by: gilg72 — Thursday July 12, 2012 — Taos, NM (Current Weather Conditions)

Saw that the Sun Spot was erupting, so just dashed out with my filter and took a shot at it. A little after 10 AM MDT so would be 1600 UTC Too small to see any CMEs or any flares on my photo. Nothing like our Friend Ralfo's with great equipment, but this is what I came up with. Kinda my first attempt for the Sun Spots. Actually I took one yesterday also, and looks just about identical.

Categories: astronomy, Summer, sky Camera Type: NIKON D5000
 
Manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D5000
Orientation: top - left
x-Resolution: 0.00
y-Resolution: 0.00
Resolution Unit: Inch
Software: Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery 6.0.6001.18000
YCbCr Positioning: co-sited
Compression: JPEG compression
Exposure Time: 1/4000 sec.
FNumber: f/25.0
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Exif Version: Exif Version 2.21
Components Configuration: Y Cb Cr -
Compressed Bits per Pixel: 4.00
Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
MaxApertureValue: 5.00 EV (f/5.7)
Metering Mode: Pattern
Light Source: 13
Flash: Flash did not fire.
Focal Length: 300.0 mm
User Comment:
SubsecTime: 00
SubSecTimeOriginal: 00
SubSecTimeDigitized: 00
FlashPixVersion: FlashPix Version 1.0
PixelXDimension: 646
PixelYDimension: 534
Sensing Method: One-chip color area sensor
File Source: DSC
Scene Type: 1
CFA Pattern: 8 bytes undefined data
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
White Balance: Manual white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1.00
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 450
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Gain Control: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Subject Distance Range: Unknown
Image Unique ID: FC51B825202341A2B7076F69CB3564F9
GPS tag version: 0x02, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00
InteroperabilityVersion: 0100
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1. cyril8 4:04 AM GMT on July 13, 2012    
Love 'what you came up with', Gil! Beautiful capture.
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2. Danube 7:12 AM GMT on July 13, 2012    
'would be 1600 UTC'.
Great! Thank you, Gil!
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3. Clabo 3:11 PM GMT on July 13, 2012    
Hey, kewl!!
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4. CythiaSue 1:57 AM GMT on July 14, 2012    
Gil, You sure have the right tools!
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5. CythiaSue 1:57 AM GMT on July 14, 2012    
Wow! You sure have great talent and know how to use all the tools.
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6. gilg72 2:30 AM GMT on July 14, 2012    
Thank you very much Ingrid, Danube, Gene, & Cindy, for your great comments.

Cynthia, The filter I used is a Welder's Glass. Just got it a couple days ago. Had been looking for one, but every place was out of them, for the rush they had a short while back for the Venus/Sun Encounter. At that time, I borrowed a neighbor's Welding Goggles.
I was trying to find a smaller one. The one I got was about a 4"X5" glass, and I just hold it in front and against the Lens. Rather inconvenient. Also my lens will not Auto-Focus for that arrangement, so have to battle the manual focusing which is not easily done for such thing. For the Sun Eclipse a while back, I was really trying to find a solar filter in Santa Fe, and they were all sold out account of the Solar eclipse coming up then.
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7. Wanda1948 8:24 PM GMT on July 14, 2012    
Fantastic shot Gil!
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8. gilg72 3:28 PM GMT on July 15, 2012    
Thank you very much Wanda for your nice comment.
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10. minnesotamom 4:11 AM GMT on July 16, 2012    
WOW! Congratulations on being able to get this shot!!
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11. katy99780 4:31 AM GMT on July 16, 2012    
WOW Gil! This is amazing! YOU can photograph ANYTHING!
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12. gilg72 4:33 AM GMT on July 16, 2012    
Thank you very much Kathy & Katy for your great comments.
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13. emixam101 6:22 AM GMT on July 16, 2012    
Great work and nice shot!!!
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14. catilac 12:53 PM GMT on July 16, 2012    
Congratulations Gil on the VIP and AC, and for getting a shot under difficult user settings!!
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15. nanapoo 1:44 PM GMT on July 16, 2012    
WOO HOO....The moon guy can take sun shots too!!! Fabulous Gil! Congrats :)
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16. gilg72 2:15 PM GMT on July 16, 2012    
Thank you Max, Donna, & Sharon for your great comments. Much appreciated.
Thank you very much Approvers for the Blue on my Sun Spots. Much appreciated.
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17. Wanda1948 2:55 PM GMT on July 16, 2012    
UPdate: Congratulations Gil!
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18. Nikongranny 11:36 PM GMT on July 16, 2012    
Doing good! We also used a wielder's lens to shoot through but didn't have much luck. Guess you just can't beat the "right" equipment. Congratts and 10 from "still trying" in SW Iowa
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19. gilg72 3:52 AM GMT on July 17, 2012    
Thank you very much Wanda & Maxine for your great comments.
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20. CalicoBass 9:19 AM GMT on July 17, 2012    
Great capture Gil, Congrats on your new AC!!
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21. Kennebunker 11:44 AM GMT on July 17, 2012    
Wow - excellent capture, Gil! You never fail to impress with your skill. Kudos, and congratulations on the VIP/AC.
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22. gilg72 2:01 AM GMT on July 18, 2012    
Thank you very much Delana, and Wilma for your great comments.
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23. Luckystar 3:31 PM GMT on September 08, 2012    
AWESOME sunspot capture, Gil! You definitely have what it takes for a great capture, even if not the fancy equipment! 10! It is so interesting for me to see!

Congratulations on a marvelous AC!!
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24. gilg72 10:25 PM GMT on September 11, 2012    
Thank you very much Linda, for your great comment.
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25. Ralfo 10:35 PM GMT on September 11, 2012    
Wonderful & Congratulations!
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26. gilg72 11:39 PM GMT on September 11, 2012    
Thank you very much for your great comment Ralf. Much appreciated.
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