Mercury transit and proms

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Mercury transit and proms

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The weather was nice here today for imaging. I used the LS80 DS for the disk and the Quantum Six scope with a Solar Spectrum etalon for the closeups.

Phil

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Excellent Phil.


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Wow!! these really are superb!! looks like you had a very good day :hamster: :bow I forget how tiny Mercury is, these photos always amaze me.

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Great images Phil, well done


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Excellent results, Phil, nice and sharp.

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Stunning images Phil!


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Congratulations, beautiful pictures and great processing! Thanks!


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Thank you all for the kind comments and the SPOD.

After all the anticipation and excitement of the transit, as soon as Mercury touched the limb I realized that I would never see that again... and then it was gone.
I felt lucky.

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Phil:
Super transit session, beautiful results with the 6" Quantum.
Well deserved SPOD.
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Super captures Phil!

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Thanks Eric and Marty for the kind words.

I processed a series of images and made a short animation. It spans only 10 minutes with 1 frame per minute. I was surprised how fast Mercury moves and how much the Sun changes. I can see why a fast camera and short videos are necessary at that scale.

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Nice addition Phil! Congrats on SPoD.


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Phil, congrats with your SPOD.


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An excellent image for SPOD, Phil. Congratulations.

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Excellent indeed, congratulations !


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Phil...

Excellent set of images, both the transit and proms as well. Excellent work :bow

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A lovely set of images, Phil. Congratulations on SPOD.

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