October 16, 2011 - Atka Bay South Pole Web Cam - Black Sun Effect

[foghaze]

Hi... Thanks for the email and than you for the friends request. The black dot on the sun is really getting out of hand. Keep on getting the REAL truth out there. Take care.

[G36n]

I suppose that's why the "black" holes are the brightest parts of some galaxy or whatever.

I saw this thing in old jazz clips,from 40 or 50 lets say, when the light reflecting from the saxophone gets too intense it becomes black and returns to light if the reflection becomes less direct to the lens.

[foghaze]

The CCD chip in many digi camera is causing this due to the fact that it isn't able to cope with such a enormous light input. The chip senses the extreme light and blacks it out.. The halo is normal as well. The sensor in your camera is protecting itself from the intense light. Just like eyes cameras use optics. You cannot stare at the sun too long U will get eye damage. watch /watch?v=PC2xo76C8rw- I do not see a reflection of the actual disc of the sun on the ground so how can we see the dot?