This may damage the sensor
Tomorrow some of the inhabitants of the Earth will be able to see a total solar eclipse. It will last from 19:39 to 22:55 Moscow time, although it will not be visible to residents of Eurasia. In response to a question from famous blogger Marques Brownlee, NASA warned people not to film the eclipse on their smartphones.
Brownlee wrote on the X network that he does not know whether pointing a smartphone at a solar eclipse will cause the sensor to burn out. To which NASA replied that this was not necessary.
We asked our NASAHQPhoto team, and the answer — Yes, the phone's sensor can be damaged, just like any other image sensor, if it is pointed directly at the Sun. This is especially true if you use any kind of magnifying lens on your phone. You will need to use the appropriate filters, just like on any other camera. It's best to hold your eclipse glasses in front of your phone lens when photographing the Sun at anything other than total.
Also in the management message there is a link to an article where NASA gives five tips for photographing a total solar eclipse.
The main points look like this:
- Safety
- Any camera — good camera
- Look around (during an eclipse, objects around you may look interesting and new)
- Practice shooting
- Share the result