Looking into the Shadow: Recording a Total Solar Eclipse with High-Resolution Event Cameras
Abstract
Event cameras are usually favored in high-dynamic scenes because of their high dynamic range compared to traditional CMOS-based cameras. Total solar eclipses are one of these high dynamic scenes. This paper presents the first recording of a total solar eclipse with a pair of high-resolution event cameras, with accompanying methodology. We propose a method to stabilize the recordings to counteract manual tripod adjustments required to track celestial bodies in-frame. We also generate a high-dynamic range image of the sun during the eclipse, showing how event cameras excel in this aspect compared to traditional CMOS-based cameras. We also share insights and lessons learned in this unique scenario. All raw data, stabilized data, and code are open-source.
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Cladera et al. "Looking into the Shadow: Recording a Total Solar Eclipse with High-Resolution Event Cameras." IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops, 2025.Markdown
[Cladera et al. "Looking into the Shadow: Recording a Total Solar Eclipse with High-Resolution Event Cameras." IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops, 2025.](https://mlanthology.org/cvprw/2025/cladera2025cvprw-looking/)BibTeX
@inproceedings{cladera2025cvprw-looking,
title = {{Looking into the Shadow: Recording a Total Solar Eclipse with High-Resolution Event Cameras}},
author = {Cladera, Fernando and Chaney, Kenneth and Pritchard, Caroline and Hsieh, M. Ani and Kumar, Vijay and Taylor, Camillo J. and Daniilidis, Kostas},
booktitle = {IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops},
year = {2025},
pages = {4979-4983},
url = {https://mlanthology.org/cvprw/2025/cladera2025cvprw-looking/}
}