Transit of Mercury
The planet Mercury is seen transiting our Sun. I was lucky to obtain this shot from Montreal. Having missed first and second contacts due to cloud cover a 45-minute window opened up at around 10:00 EST.
Date: May 9, 2016
Location: King George Park, Westmount, Qc
Optics: TeleVue 85 used with a Thousand Oaks Optical Glass 2+ solar filter
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure: 1/1000 sec, f/7, ISO 100