What to do, what not to do, the gear you need, and how to get it on camera (it's hard). If you read nothing else: Do not look directly at it.
"Get brand new ones and double check they're still in perfectly good condition."warned againstThe Department of Health recommends ensuring eclipse glasses meet Australian standards and were purchased from a reputable retailer.You can also check the glasses come from a reputable retailer, and were made by anAnd in case you're thinking of giving it a go, regular sunglasses won't protect your eyes from solar retinopathy.
Wider angle lenses are lower risk, but then they're also not worth using to photograph the Sun, since the subject will appear too far away.This is more of a precautionary suggestion. When taking a picture, many of us glance at our subject around the camera to frame the shot. When that subject is the Sun, you risk burning your eyes."Set it up beforehand ... so you can just ignore the camera and enjoy the eclipse," Mr Hart said.Mr Hart is lugging "several hundred kilograms' worth of kit" to Exmouth to view to the total eclipse, but not all of it will be trained on the Sun itself.Weird twilight colours during a 2017 total eclipse, seen in the US.
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