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I've had a pi 1 camera looking out at the horizon for many years and it didn't really get damaged.

Don't forget the default lens is tiny. It doesn't really capture a ton of light.

I had one pointed east at the horizon the show a lighthouse a mile away using an old spotting scope. Worked ok until the sun made its way around to rise in frame. Now everything is greenish. I think with sufficient magnification you can cook your color filters or maybe the sensor wells under the filters.

If you know the diameter of the lens, and your areas insolation, you could work out it's annual solar energy exposure in watts yeah.

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