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 This
            is another attempt to capture the full disk of the sun with the
            PST. The afocal method was used with my Sony P10 set for 3x optical
            zoom. The prominences were from the rather overexposed red channel,
            and the disk was with the green channel. Internal scattering
            within the zoom lens causes the glow around the disk in this
            composite.
Instrument:  Coronado PST and 25mm Plossl
Platform:  Televue GEM
CCD Camera:  Sony P10
Exposure:  Auto -2 stops
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing Good, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  85F
Processing:  Photoshop