TRANSIT OF MERCURY 2016
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by Lorenzo Comolli

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Sequence of all the observed transit, from 11.19 UT  to 14.04 UT, one shot every 5 minutes.
TEC 140 apo refractor (f.l.=1000 mm), Canon 60D, 100 ISO, 1/200 s exposure, Baader Astrosolar ND5.


Crop of sequence of all the observed transit, from 11.19 UT  to 14.04 UT, one shot every 5 minutes.
TEC 140 apo refractor (f.l.=1000 mm), Canon 60D, 100 ISO, 1/200 s exposure, Baader Astrosolar ND5.


H-alpha composite of 5 panels, with protuberances. Imaged at 12.57 UT.
Coronado 60 H-alpha telescope (f.l.=400 mm), TeleVue Barlow 3x, ASI 174MM camera, gain 85%, 15 ms exposure, 16 bit, composite of 700 frames for each panel.


H-alpha single frame, with protuberances. Imaged at 11.15 UT.
Coronado 60 H-alpha telescope (f.l.=400 mm), ASI 174MM camera, gain 0%, 2 ms exposure, 16 bit, composite of 2800 frames. Resampled at 200%.


H-alpha single frame. Imaged at 11.30 UT.
Coronado 60 H-alpha telescope (f.l.=400 mm), ASI 174MM camera, gain 0%, 2 ms exposure, 16 bit, composite of 2800 frames. Original size.


Average of 20 images taken at 12.44 UT. This image was used also for the base of the above sequence.
TEC 140 apo refractor (f.l.=1000 mm), Canon 60D, 100 ISO, 1/200 s exposure, Baader Astrosolar ND5.


Detail of the transit with the small sunspot at the sundisk center, at 14.18 UT.
TEC 140 apo refractor (f.l.=1000 mm), TeleVue Barlow 3x, ASI 174MM camera, gain 73%, 6 ms exposure, 16 bit, composite of 2100 frames, Baader Astrosolar ND3.


Detail of the main sunspot, at 14.14 UT.
TEC 140 apo refractor (f.l.=1000 mm), TeleVue Barlow 3x, ASI 174MM camera, gain 70%, 3 ms exposure, 16 bit, composite of 4100 frames, Baader Astrosolar ND3.


Detail of some facolae on the Sun border, at 14.16 UT.
TEC 140 apo refractor (f.l.=1000 mm), TeleVue Barlow 3x, ASI 174MM camera, gain 70%, 5 ms exposure, 16 bit, composite of 2200 frames, Baader Astrosolar ND3.


Detail of a rising sunspot, at 14.15 UT.
TEC 140 apo refractor (f.l.=1000 mm), TeleVue Barlow 3x, ASI 174MM camera, gain 70%, 5 ms exposure, 16 bit, composite of 2200 frames, Baader Astrosolar ND3.



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