From: "McBee" <bgshelton62@yahoo.com>

Date: May 29, 2012 10:36:40 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: little scope big sun

Hi Alan,

Great stuff. 

Best of luck with the transit.

Cheers

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Alan Friedman <alan@...> wrote:

Hi all,

I've been trying to get my ducks in a row for next week's transit of Venus, testing my new PGR Grasshopper Express streaming camera with 6 megapixel sensor with Astro IIDC. Connected to my 90mm refractor extended to a FL of .9 meter, this camera will capture the full disk of the sun in one capture stream. Here's a test image from yesterday's sun:

http://www.avertedimagination.com/img_pages/memorialdaysun.html

This was in moderate seeing. Good seeing should provide some real fun. 

For the small screen, here is the image reduced to 66%:

http://www.avertedimagination.com/img_pages/memorialdaysun_sm.html

Hoping we all find some clear, steady skies next Tuesday!

Alan

Alan Friedman

avertedimagination.com