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Sun spots
On this morning's walk with the Spaniel, the Sun was barely visible through the freezing mist. Couldn't resist a photo and then thought I'd try zooming in using the phone's camera as the mist was acting as a very good filter. I was surprised to see some Sun spots. They are the faint dark splodges near the top of the disc.
Each Sun spot has a larger diameter than the Earth. Just a bit of perspective - we are irrelevant in the Universe.
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8th Feb 2023 9:46 pm
rrhool
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phone cameras are surprisingly good these daysRichard
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9th Feb 2023 8:39 am
astonbuilder
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Tip; clean your phone/computer screen first otherwise you'll see plenty of spots
9th Feb 2023 10:21 am
RRSTDV8
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I checked with SOHO and the sun spots were there at that time, so I'm happy they're real and not lens dirt. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
9th Feb 2023 11:18 am
astonbuilder
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I was talking from my own experience; I opened it on my laptop and thought "there's f***ing hundreds of them" but they didn't move when I moved the picture around the screen
The pre-zoom pic is pretty cool on your post
9th Feb 2023 11:23 am
RRSTDV8
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Oh, yes, it's amazing how many smudges get on a screen over time. Been there, done that. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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phone cameras are surprisingly good these days
