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Scott MacNeill
Frosty Drew Observatory, Charlestown, RI
11/11/2019
01:06 pm

Equipment Details:

Meade 2080
8" aperture
1280mm fl
F/6.3
Solar Screen white light filter
Canon 60D
ISO: 320

Post-processing Details:

False color and sequence composite in Adobe Photoshop Photoshop

Image Details:

We had clear skies all day until the last 15 minutes of the Transit. This image is a sequence of Mercury's progress across the Sun on 5 minute interval. Our entire captured data set is comprised of 917 images captured on 20 second interval. We hosted a public event, which drew out hundreds of visitors to celebrate a day of astronomy under the Sun.