Observation by Chris Hooker: Mercury in infrared, 6th September 2018

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Chris Hooker

Observer

Chris Hooker

Observed

2018 Sep 06 - 07:45

Uploaded

2018 Sep 30 - 15:00

Objects

Mercury

Equipment

254mm F/6.3 Newtonian
TeleVue x3 Barlow lens
ZWO ASI120MM-S camera
Baader IR-pass filter (685 nm)

Exposure

1.2 msec

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Target name

Mercury

Title

Mercury in infrared, 6th September 2018

About this image

Mercury imaged in the morning in variable seeing conditions, mostly Ant IV with occasional intervals of Ant III. There was no wind, allowing the use of a small region of interest and a high frame rate of 85 fps. A total of 200,000 captured video frames yielded just over 900 that were usable, i.e 0.45%, which is about average. The stacked and sharpened images are in good agreement with a blurred Messenger image.

Files associated with this observation

Mercury 6 Sep 2018 BAA web.PNG (270.8 kB)

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