Observation by Nick James: Mercury, Pleiades and the Sodium tail

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2022 Apr 29 - 21:01

Uploaded

2022 May 03 - 16:20

Objects

Mercury

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h48^m
Dec: +23°51'
Position angle: +60°36'

Field size

5°51' × 4°00'

Equipment

72mm, f/6 + Sony A7s

Exposure

27x20s

Location

La Palma at 1100m

Target name

Mercury

Title

Mercury, Pleiades and the Sodium tail

About this image

An image of Mercury and the Pleiades taken in very clear skies from 1100m up on La Palma. I think it shows the Sodium tail (compare with Chris Hooker's image here). This is taken without a sodium narrow band filter but in a very transparent sky.

Files associated with this observation

mercury_20220429_2101_ndj.jpg (3.5 MB)

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