It's also ironic that the same generation of parents telling us to be careful online and "don't believe everything you see on TV" are the same ones that get their news from grifter pundits and divisive facebook memes generated by Russian bot farms.
Basic setup. Canon EOS RP + 400mm lens with a solar filter attached. The filters are relatively cheap; mine is made by a company called Thousand Oaks Optical. Processed in Lightroom.
This was just a test of sorts but I was surprised how well it came out. Next I'll try a 4K video and stack the frames with PIPP/AutoStakkert.
The Sun is currently at a high level of activity as we approach solar maximum during the 11 year cycle. This distinction comes from the quantity and size of sunspots that appear on the surface at any given time. The visible dark regions are cooler than the rest of the surface and are caused by a concentration of intense magnetic fields and are the source of solar eruptions. When such highly charged particles arrive at Earth and interact with our magnetic field and upper atmosphere, the result is the spectacular northern/southern lights.
I taught here from 2013-2015 while in the Peace Corps. Pic is from winter, 2014.
But not before he releases Obama's "real" birth certificate
Thanks! Not much post-processing at all. Just a tinge of levels adjustment and a bit of noise reduction. It was just one of those perfect nature scenes I happened upon and it really caught my eye :)
One spooky boi
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Speaking of vintage, my favorite meme of all time was blown up to poster size and hung up in a hallway at NASA Goddard
(i.imgur.com)
I nearly fell over laughing.
Cute little guy, eh?
Thanks! Right place at the right time :)
Thanks for your kind words 😊
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Hello! I am interested in joining the mod team 🚀
Yeah I live along one of their migratory corridors. The amount of, "what the hell is that noise?" comments I've heard on Teams calls is rather humorous.