Transit of Mercury across the Sun. Mercury is the dark dot on the right side of the Sun. Sunspot 923 is on the lower left edge of the Sun. The above image is half Nikon Coolpix 990 camera resolution cropped to 630x630 pixels.

Nikon Coolpix 990 Photo Information
Image taken at the end of Roza Dr north of Zillah, WA

• DSCN8660.JPG
• CAMERA : E990V1.1
• METERING : MATRIX
• MODE : M
• SHUTTER : 1/125sec
• APERTURE : F2.9
• EXP +/- : 0.0
• FOCAL LENGTH : f12.7mm(X1.0)
• IMG ADJUST : AUTO
• SENSITIVITY : AUTO
• WHITEBAL : SUNNY
• SHARPNESS : AUTO
• DATE : 2006.11.08 15:35
• QUALITY : FULL FINE

Imaging Equipment Configuration

• Orion Telescopes & Binoculars Apex 102mm Maksutov-Cassegrain
• Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera
• Camera afocal coupled to a ScopeTronix, Inc. MaxView 40 Eyepiece & Variable Projection Adapter for Digital Cameras
• Orion solar filter
• Orion Sirius EQ-G mount with the GoTo Controller

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