Mercury Transit 9th May 2016

FIRST TIME EVER ATTEMPT at solar observing or imaging!!

Prime Focus shots on 90mm f/7.33 refractor using Canon 20D.

Afocal Shots on 90mm refractor either through 40mm/10mm eyepieces, a couple with 2x barlow-10mm eyepiece combo with smartphones.

Handheld Shots using Canon 350D and Sigma 70-300mm non-ISM lens.

Cloudy shots also included to show difficulty with environment.

Sunspots 2542 and 2543 also visible (not dust lol!)