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@Diesel ,let it be known that regular sunglasses are not sufficient.;Watching
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety
Even with the count of shades on my mug?
If so you spoiled a great party
Guess I have to go to my Iphone.
Here a statement from my good friend at NASA, Paul Spana.
Quote: Ben, If, like many, you plan to capture the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse with your smartphone or GoPro camera, you don't need to worry about taping a solar filter over the lens.
Experts advise wearing special solar eclipse glasses next week, when the sun won't be blocked by the moon, because of the extreme harshness of the light. The first total solar eclipse visible coast to coast since 1918 is expected to be the biggest photo event of the year.
Others have warned photographers attempting to take images of the eclipse to buy special solar filters for cameras.
But most GoPro and smartphone shots will be wide angle, showing the scene, and the light changes, where the sun itself will comprise just a fraction of the image.
You could point your iPhone at the sun right now to take photos and the camera’s sensor and the lens would not be damaged. and the same is the case for the solar eclipse, according to Apple.
Photographers using larger cameras such as Canon or Nikon DSLR and a large zoom would run into trouble, says Apple, because of the huge multiplication factor hitting the big lens.
Many photographers will be using huge zooms to capture the moment when the sun slips behind the moon briefly, causing day to become night briefly, and then back to daylight again.
Large focal lengths, like 400-800mm are recommended for NASA-like shots.
But the iPhone camera (and that of similar smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy) is a 28mm wide angle, and the lens on the GoPro is even wider, around 14mm. So the sun itself will be a very minor character in your photos.