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That guy’s good.
We’re too close. arghhhhhhhh!!!!!!
His websites shows why he is able to get this pic, and this, for him, was not too tough, I imagine.
It’s just the new bar code on an orange.
Awesome photo
Awesome camera (Large Format, Dual Head
Triple Sensor, Self-Guiding CCD Camera from SBIG)
View from a slightly different angle
I agree with # 4. The picture is a fake. The Space Station is just a mark on an orange.
Cool.
Poor sun worshipers. The moon cult seems to have the upperhand nowadays.
You would have to be in space or have a pretty good telescope to take that photo which means I don’t buy it.
#10, I have taken pictures of Mercury passing in front of the Sun (transit) with a 5″ Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and a digital camera that worked out great. Taking a picture of the ISS/Shuttle isn’t that big a chore, one must wait for alignment.
Good resolution in the photos by the way.
A tripod, a good filter with a stock telephoto lens. And an orbital parameter (try Googling, “where is the ISS?”). I used to use online orbital parameter data for communication and weather satellites, to point directional antennas my kid brother and I made on our kitchen table. NORAD published it online. Amateur radio shortwave satellites were fun, they would store your (4 Watt) voice message for a half orbit, and transmit it on the other side of the world. 911, killed a lot of this, the data disappeared, the USA became North Korea without the cuisine and a sense of adventure. They shut down international access to satellite orbital parameters. The amateur radio satellites are mostly, gone, enthusiasts are taking up photography, blogging and LP collecting.
Please take note of the sky to the left. Even close to the sun it’s always dark in space.
#13, Dark, but I don’t see any stars. Wonder why? Could it be because the camera is stopped down enough to get a good exposure of the Sun?
Everyone should see the ISS at night.
Go to Heavens Above and pick your location.
Then click on the ISS passes for you area.
Subtract 12 if time is greater then 12 noon.
(It’s a 24 hour clock , but IS adjusted for
daylight savings time. Go out and look up
at the given time.
It really is something to see fly overhead.
#14, Bubba,
Could it be because the camera is stopped down enough to get a good exposure of the Sun?
I assumed they would use filters to reduce the brightness and stopping just to fine tune that. Could you clarify and maybe tell us what settings you used? This is something I might want to try out with one of my older bodies.
Thanks.
#16, Mr. Fusion, I use filters made by Orion composed of optical glass sputtered with aluminum that reflect 99.999 percent of the Sun’s light. This type of full aperture filter fits over the scope’s tube and allows visual as well as photographic applications. It maintains full color accuracy as well.
Other filters, using aluminized mylar, do a good job of reflection but alter color to a bluish tint.
Other filters, such as ionized hydrogen filters, are far more expensive (several thousand dollars) and are used for detailed analysis of the solar surface. They must be temperature controlled with a heater to within tenths of a degree F.
Filters that are not full aperture can be dangerous, and can crack under intense light at the focal plane, rendering instant blindness in an eye (or destruction of a camera).
photoshop people!
Where are the sunspots? Their disappearance has set back global warming.
Hmmmmm… thefakedvorak comes up with an asinine comment.
#17, Bubba,
(or destruction of a camera)
I was planning on using some old 35mms I have gathering dust. But your answer is why I asked.
I’m not up to spending a lot of money for something of marginal interest. I’ll let those with the equipment and expertise do the photography and I’ll just admire their work.
Thanks for the reply.
#21, Mr. Fusion,
You can get a filter for a telephoto lens for less than $200. Maybe on e-bay for less than $100 (I haven’t looked). All you need is a tripod and an SLR (so you’re looking thru the filter) and you’re good to go. Also handy for those partial solar eclipses that occur from time to time. It’s great to just hold the filter over an eye to view the partial eclipse.
For a filter use a piece of square welders glass, at whatever rating is recommended for viewing eclipses and some tape.
# 11 I would would have thought taking a picture of the sun would have damaged a digital camera unless you were doing something major to reduce brightness.
@24 deowll, see #17 and #22.