Mercury Transit Closeup, 09 May 2016


mercury


Object:
Mercury nearing last contact
Comments:
The quality of this image was severely degraded by the increasing buildup of clouds towards the end of the transit.  AutoStakkert had to deal with some awfully bad data, yet it was still able to build a usable image for me.  Click here to see the original 15-second video.
Telescope:
Lunt LS100THa, 100mm f/7 Ha Solar refractor with 2.4x Dakin barlow, and B1800 blocking filter.
Mount:
Losmandy G11 German Equatorial
Guide Scope:

Guide Camera:

Imaging Camera:
Celestron Skyris 274M
Filters/Exposures:
Single etalon Hydrogen Alpha.   Software used: Firecapture, AutoStakkert, PS-CS6, and IMPPG.
Shooting Location:
Virginia Beach, VA
Date/Time:
09 May 2016