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Sun
Transit of Venus Close Up
Object
Type
Constellation
Distance 149,597,900 km
More Info
Image
Date 05 Jun 2012 (Spring)
Place Escondido, CA
Exposure Data
Notes This image has two layers, one for the surface and one for the proms. 
Each layer itself is made up of the best 50 frames out of a 500 frame video sequence
Equipment
Optics Coronado Solarmax 60 Refractor
Focal Length 1000mm
Mount AP Mach 1
Camera PointGrey Chameleon
Focuser
Filters <0.7 Angstrom, BF10
Software PGR FlyCap, RegiStax 6, Photoshop