Observation by Honor Wheeler: Transit of Mercury

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Honor Wheeler

Observer

Honor Wheeler

Observed

2019 Nov 11 - 12:45

Uploaded

2019 Nov 11 - 17:49

Objects

Mercury
Transit

Equipment

Skywatcher ED80 refractor
Canon 700D
EQ3 Synscan mount

Exposure

ISO200, 1/500sec

Location

Dick Chambers Observatory, Sutton-at-Hone

Title

Transit of Mercury

About this image

A few members of Crayford AS met at the Dick Chambers Observatory and set up with our fingers crossed. Well it worked, sometimes! This is a lucky shot 10 minutes after the start of the Transit when an aircraft photo bombed one of my images. A lucky trip to Mercury perhaps!?

Files associated with this observation

20191111_1245UT_ToM.jpg (1.7 MB)

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