Observation by Chris Hooker: Mercury in infrared, May 19th

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Chris Hooker

Observer

Chris Hooker

Observed

2018 May 19 - 07:15

Uploaded

2018 May 23 - 20:20

Objects

Mercury

Equipment

Orion Optics 254 mm Newtonian
TeleVue 3x Barlow lens
Baader 685nm filter
ZWO ASI120MM-S camera

Exposure

1.2 ms

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Target name

Mercury

Title

Mercury in infrared, May 19th

About this image

Mercury imaged under average conditions but with plenty of time to capture a lot of data. The verification images match one another well, confirming the features seen in the combined image, which agree well with the Messenger reference images.

Files associated with this observation

Mercury 19 May 18 Members.PNG (268.7 kB)

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