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Mercury Transit | 20191111

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Mercury Transit | 20191111

Check out a few images and videos of the Mercury Transit. I had to do some cloud dodging in the mid afternoon. Seeing was fair (low clouds and strong wind)

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MERCURY TRANSIT | 20191111
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MERCURY TRANSIT | 20191111
Pedro RE' | Solar Astrophotography
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MERCURY TRANSIT | 20191111
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IMAGING SETUPS (MERCURY TRANSIT | 20191111)

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IMAGING SETUPS (MERCURY TRANSIT | 20191111)

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IMAGING SETUPS (MERCURY TRANSIT | 20191111)

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MERCURY TRANSIT | 20191111. LUNT60, BF30, PGR GRASSHOPPER 3 GS3-U3-28S4M

Imagemercury_transit_LUNT60_20191111_GS3-U3-28S4M_Ha_MOSAIC by Pedro Ré, on Flickr
MERCURY TRANSIT | 20191111. LUNT60, BF30, PGR GRASSHOPPER 3 GS3-U3-28S4M BETTER RESOLUTION
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Nice images, Pedro. Really well presented. Glad you had good weather.

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Good results, Pedro. I had to shoot in between the clouds too.

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Thanks Franco and Stu


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Hi Pedro...

Thanks for the images and video of the transit...nice to see what went on above the clouds ;)

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Pedro,

That's a lot of work! Excellent documentation of the event.

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Excellent Pedro.


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Thanks a lot guys, appreciate your comments


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Well done Pedro :hamster: :bow nice to see all these images of what I missed :bow but clouds? never surely :shock:

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Thanks Alexandra

I had a great time observing the mercury transit, in spite of the clouds
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A comprehensive set there Pedro!


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Thanks a lot Mark


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Pedro:
What a super presentation of the transit.
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Great show of the transit Pedro!

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Thanks Marty & Eric

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Excellent recording of the entire transit. Congrats!!

Unfortunately it wasn't visible from this part of the world.

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Thanks a lot Alfred


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Great record Pedro - I am enjoying viewing the transit images - we did not get the views from down here.


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Thanks Matt

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