Observation by Peter Tickner: Venus and Mercury

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2020 Feb 12 - 13:30

Uploaded

2020 Feb 13 - 01:13

Objects

Mercury
Venus

Equipment

ZWO ASI 174MM mono CMOS camera
2.5x PowerMate
14inch/356mm LX200 SCT
EQ8 Mount

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Venus and Mercury

Title

Venus and Mercury

About this image

My observatory is blocked to the West by my own house so I can only image Venus and Mercury at their best in daylight when they are at their highest from my location. Although seeing wasn't brilliant, I was pleased to capture infrared and RGB images of both planets.

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