April 5, 2012

DIY Photographic Solar Filter - With this you can take pictures of the sun

  Taking pictures of the sun can be hard since it is so bright. This video shows how the reflective material that CDs are made from can work as an effective solar filter. “A CD is a fairly simple piece of plastic, about four one-hundredths (4/100) of an inch (1.2 mm) thick. Most of a CD consists of an injection-molded piece of clear polycarbonate plastic. During manufacturing, this plastic is