Mercury Transit
08:45 7/5/2003 UTC
This image also features a sunspot, active region NOAA 0351. Note how huge the sunspot is compared to planet and it is even farther away!
Camera: Minolta DiMage S404 digital camera | Telescope: Orion ShortTube 80mm f5 refractor | Mount: Manfrotto photo tripod | Filters: Full aperture Baader AstroSolar solar filter | Guiding: - | Exposure: 4 x 1/1000s, ISO64, f3.6 | Software: Registax, GIMP |