Observation by Peter Tickner: Mercury 25th September

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2023 Sep 25 - 07:05

Uploaded

2023 Sep 26 - 18:17

Objects

Mercury

Equipment

QHY5111678M
Astronomik 742 nm IR pass filter
14inch f/10 LX200ACF SCT
EQ8 mount

Exposure

0.5 ms x 70,000

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Mercury

Title

Mercury 25th September

About this image

One advantage of getting up two hours before dawn to image Venus recently has been the opportunity to capture a favourable Mercury while the Sun is still very low, when Mercury seems to be at its steadiest. It was so steady I risked stacking 25% of my data although I may go back and stack a smaller percentage to see if an even better image appears.

Peter

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Mercury-2023-09-25- 0705UT_IR742_Tickner.png (81.3 kB)

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