• @reddig33
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    128 months ago

    Is it really such a great idea to point your smartphone camera at the sun? Won’t this damage the ccd?

      • @proctonaut
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        348 months ago

        Better download one right away.

      • @[email protected]
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        8 months ago

        Don’t know if you’re joking, but just to be safe: no need for a filter

        edit: apparently I was wrong

        • @CeeBee
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          58 months ago

          https://eclipse.aas.org/imaging-video/images-videos

          When shooting still images or video of a solar eclipse, one rule is paramount: special-purpose solar filters must always remain on cameras and telescopes during the partial phases (including the annular phase of an annular eclipse).

          It’s a good way to fry your camera. If you’re taking a single shot, you’re fine. But if you’re recording continuously, you can damage your phone’s sensor.

          • @[email protected]
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            18 months ago

            Interesting. I could have sworn I read that it’s not required, but I can’t find it any of. I stand corrected.