Well, you where playing with your eyes! The ultraviolet emission of the sun is invisible and undetectable by the naked eye. And while the sun may have been low in the horizon and so, there was more "filtering" from our atmosphere, you could have damaged your eyes. UV damage sometimes can be observed later, when you find some problems on your eyesight. Be very cautious.
Good Luck
Angel Ramos
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Yes, 15 minutes away from the Arecibo Radio Telescope!
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
1. it was sunrise, not mid day.
sun isnt as bright then. Sun was
a deep orange color.
2. the
lens was stopped down to f16 so
image view was even dimmer.
No eye damage. seeing the sun spots
was amazing. JCO
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Scott [mailto:daniel559@;directvinternet.com]
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 7:36 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Atlantic Sunrise w/ the 1000mm F8
On Monday, October 28, 2002, at 12:42 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
The most amazing thing about the shoot wasJCO,
I could see sun spots on the sun thru the finder!
They didnt show up in the pix however.
How did you manage to avoid damaging your retina? Or did you...?
Dan Scott
