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11-FEB-2014

Sunspots revealed

Whilst taking the two previous images of the sun through the bushfire haze I decided to zoom to 250mm. To my surprise the haze acted as a filter and revealed sun spots.
I must say it was a real thrill when I saw the sunspots as the images loaded onto the PC. I never dreamed I would ever capture such a wonderful sight.
Hand held without a solar filter 66% crop

Canon EOS Rebel T3i ,Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM Macro
1/500s f/13.0 at 250.0mm iso200

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Date/Time11-Feb-2014 19:00:12
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 600D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length250 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/13
ISO Equivalent200
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Julie Oldfield24-Jun-2014 02:18
Wow...nice!! V
Tom LeRoy21-Feb-2014 16:35
Wow, this is truly spectacular! V
Tom Munson14-Feb-2014 23:49
Cool image, Barbara. Great work.
John Hamers14-Feb-2014 23:15
Great shot !!V
jychamberland14-Feb-2014 14:51
outstanding shot!
Hennie & Lies Lammers14-Feb-2014 14:44
Amazing shot! ..V
danad14-Feb-2014 09:06
A fantastic capture ! V.
Yvonne14-Feb-2014 08:21
Superbly captured Barbara - here's hoping you get some of the rain we've had
the last 2 days! v
Sam Rua14-Feb-2014 04:28
Very nicely captured, Barbara. You have wonderfully demonstrated how it is possible to capture sunspots unfiltered.
woody3414-Feb-2014 03:22
Very impressive ,Barbara.. a remarkable shot.Hope you are getting some rain and relief from the fires.V
Hank Vander Velde14-Feb-2014 02:46
FANTASTIC sun shot through the smog Barbara.
Claude Gagnon13-Feb-2014 23:46
Amazing shot! Very well done Barbara :))
Jim Coffman13-Feb-2014 22:49
Wow,that is so cool!!!
Neil Marcus13-Feb-2014 22:19
Fascinating find. It's exciting.
John Reynolds LRPS13-Feb-2014 22:14
Fascinating!
Jean Chiasson13-Feb-2014 22:11
Beautiful image love the Sunspots view Barbara big vote
Kevin Warren13-Feb-2014 21:57
Very cool capture, Barbara!
Peter Sussex13-Feb-2014 21:45
Unique capture with newly revealed filter. V
joseantonio13-Feb-2014 21:39
Spectacular capture.V.
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