Observation by Luigi Morrone: Mercury

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Luigi Morrone

Observer

Luigi Morrone

Observed

2025 Aug 18 - 07:50

Uploaded

2025 Aug 27 - 07:14

Objects

Mercury

Equipment

Setup: C14 Edge HD, Fornax52, Player One Uranus-M camera, Barlow Zeiss, Astronomik IR>807nm

Location

Agerola - Amalfitan Coast -Italy

Target name

Mercury

Title

Mercury

About this image

Mercury August 18th 2025
Good seeing condition and transparency.
A comparison with the Messenger image - WinJupos simulation - shows a good match for the areas as highlighted in the picture.
The dark double crater in the North region is Rachmanioff, whereas the bright region in lower zone is Nathair Facula.
Setup: C14 Edge HD, Fornax52, Player One Uranus-M camera, Barlow Zeiss, Astronomik IR>807nm
Diam.:7.7 arcsec
h=55°
Elong.:18.5°W

Agerola-Amalfitan Coast-Italy

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