Observation by David Swan: Mercury transit in progress

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2019 Nov 11 - 12:38

Uploaded

2019 Nov 11 - 13:39

Objects

Mercury
Transit

Equipment

200mm SCT
Focal reducer/corrector giving ~f/7
ASI294MC 2xbin
Baader IR pass
Baader solar film

Exposure

1ms

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

Mercury

Title

Mercury transit in progress

About this image

Single frame with timestamp at top left.

Files associated with this observation

123737_20191111_F_00000361.jpg (2.0 MB)

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Comments

Tom Moran, 2019 Nov 11 - 16:41 UTC

Well done. At Whitley it clouded over about 2 minutes to go.

David Swan, 2019 Nov 11 - 16:46 UTC

Yes, it wasn't great at the coast, was it. This frame is very much the exception in the captured avi!

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