Full, raw, uncut November 11th 2019 Mercury transit time lapse from beginning to end.

4 years ago
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This is the complete footage I recorded of the November 11th Mercury transit time lapse. Best watched with a black background in a dark room. I couldn't catch the very beginning because the transit started minutes after sunrise and I had about 2 degrees of obstruction at the horizon. I was able to successfully record 95% of the transit including the black drop effect at the end.
Equipment used:
Meade LX70R8 telescope.
Meade #950 solar filter.
EQ5 Equatorial mount polar aligned before dawn and includes R/A and Dec. motors.
15mm ED W/A lens.
and for the camera I was using a plain ol' ZTE971 celllphone mounted onto the 15mm lens.

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