NASA Shares Tips for Safely Photographing Upcoming Solar Eclipse
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Use a solar filter or eclipse glasses to protect your eyes and camera when photographing the eclipse directly. NASA recommends solar filters labeled ISO 12312-2.
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If you are in the path of totality, you can take photos during totality when it's safe to look at the sun directly.
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Take indirect photos of the eclipse by photographing the changing light and shadows on the landscape rather than pointing your camera at the sun.
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Use pinhole projection to observe the eclipse indirectly. Items like strainers, straw hats, or lacing your fingers can project the eclipse onto the ground.
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Capture the human aspect as well - people wearing glasses, reacting and watching the eclipse together. The emotion on people's faces tells the story.