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Old 15-01-2007, 01:54 PM
gregl456
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Location: Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia
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Originally Posted by erick View Post
Yes, I very hesitantly set up on a tripod and carefully scanned near the sun. Still couldn't avoid picking up glare. Had a few bright purple dots in my vision for the next 15 minutes.
Probably should have posted this a few days ago, but if you are in this game you shouldn't do anything near the sun without at least a pair of $6 solar sunnies during setup - and that's for your eyes, not your hardware, which also doesn't react well to direct solar exposure
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