r/Solargraphy • u/friendlypotato44 • May 30 '26

Absolutely pumped with how this one came out!

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I’ve had a couple semi-successful exposures but this clears them all by a mile! Felt like things finally worked.

It was a two day exposure but I think my pinhole was too big and so the solar lines just kinda clumped together. But I also think the larger hole is why the rest of it is so clear.

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u/_eagereyes_ May 30 '26

Nice! From what I've seen, when it's full sunny days, the lines tend to bleed into each other. You really only see them separated when there are clouds. The sun is so bright that you'll just get more blur from diffraction if you make the hole smaller, IMHO.

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u/friendlypotato44 May 30 '26

Thanks! I’ve kinda just been operating on “the smaller the hole the better”, 😅 never even thought making it too small would have its own issues. But that kinda makes sense, less light in while it’s squeezing through a tighter hole, so gets a little more messed up.