Observation by Luigi Morrone: Mercury

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Luigi Morrone

Observer

Luigi Morrone

Observed

2021 May 08 - 17:18

Uploaded

2021 May 10 - 09:45

Objects

Mercury

Equipment

C14 Edge HD Fornax52 mount ASI 290 mono Barlow Zeiss Astronomik R>807nm

Title

Mercury

About this image

Mercury image taken on 08th May 2021 under average seeing conditions.

The image has been acquired in the late afertnoon. A comparison with the Messenger image ( WinJupos simulation) shows a good match in terms of the bright patches that represent craters ejecta as well as the Kuiper ejecta rays. The image shows some formations identified.

C14 Edge HD Fornax52 mount ASI 290 mono Barlow Zeiss Astronomik IR>807nm

Diam.:6.6"

h=26°

Elong.:19.5°E

Agerola-Amalfitan Coast-Italy

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Mercury_20210508_Lmor.jpg (74.4 kB)

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