Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Venus Transit 2012

There's a little black spot on the sun today.

Heritage Park Observatory, Cedar Park, TX
Exposure: 2 @ 1/500, ISO 100
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D)
Scope: C11 @ f/6.3
Mount: CI-700
Guider: none
Filter: Baader visual solar film
Software: Photoshop

Two-frame mosaic. Color adjusted in Photoshop; the Baader film actually has a blue tint to it.