Observation by Peter Tickner: Venus and Mercury

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2022 Dec 08 - 12:20

Uploaded

2022 Dec 11 - 02:14

Objects

Venus
Mercury

Equipment

QHY511200M mono planetary camera
2x Barlow or 4x PowerMate
Semrock 935/170 nm band pass filter
Thorlabs FELH 1000 nm pass filter
14inch f/10 LX200ACF SCT
EQ8 mount

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Venus and Mercury

Title

Venus and Mercury

About this image

Imaged at 12 degrees altitude and below on 7th and 8th December in daylight once the Sun had moved behind a neighbour's house. These were successful practice runs at filter ranges needed for a project on Venus's dark side in the late Summer of 2023.

Peter

Files associated with this observation

Venus and Mercury 7th and 8th Dec.png (83.4 kB)

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