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Mercury Transit 09:48

Picture of the Sun taken on 7th May 2003 using a Canon D60 digital camera and a Celestron Refractor telescope fitted with a hand-made $15 Solar Filter.

 

 

This image was taken on the 7th May 2003 at approximately 09:48 GMT from the grounds of the Sherwood Observatory, using a Canon D60 digital camera, and a 6" Celestron Refractor telescope.

A home made Solar filter consisting of a sheet of Baader AstroSolar film, stretched across a tubular cardboard former was fitted to the front of the telescope optical tube.

 

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