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21 May 2016 at 12:07 pm
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Robin Leadbeater
Participant
Nick said: “I wonder what people would have thought back in 2003 when we had the last transit of Mercury if you had told them that in 2016 we’d be taking pictures like this with a mobile phone!”
Ha! Us webcammers of 2003 would have scoffed at your technology 😉
http://www.threehillsobservatory.co.uk/astro/astro_image_40.htm
This time I was on holiday in Malta and despite various attempts, failed to make contact with any astronomers there so missed it. Thanks to everyone who posted images here !
Robin