Mercury UTC
CM1: 75.30°
CLat: +1.40°
Description
My original plan was to image Venus only, but I noticed Mercury was next to Venus in the sky, so I couldn't help myself and recorded it for the first time in over four years.
Equipment
ZWO ASI290MM
Astro-Physics Advanced Convertible Barlow
Celestron EdgeHD 8
Logs
FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Camera=ZWO ASI290MM Filter=IR685 Profile=Mercury Diameter=6.27" Magnitude=-0.51 FocalLength=4300mm (F/12) Resolution=0.14" Filename=2020-05-23-0204_3-EC-IR685.ser Date=2020_05_23 Start=02_02_23.800 Mid=02_04_23.801 End=02_06_23.802 Start(UT)=02_02_23.800 Mid(UT)=02_04_23.801 End(UT)=02_06_23.802 Duration=240.002s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HH_mm_ss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=15996 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=no ROI=136x138 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=66 Shutter=15.00ms Gain=150 (25%) AutoHisto=75 (off) USBTraffic=70 (off) Gamma=50 HighSpeed=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) FPS=100 (off) Brightness=1 (off) AutoGain=off AutoExposure=off Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=80 Histogramm=31% Noise(avg.deviation)=0.00 AutoAlign=false PreFilter=none Limit=240 Seconds Sensor temperature=36.6°C