Mercury ...

[rsfoto]

... is not a Planet, it is a Comet

Hi,

I just read Spaceweather and saw this interesting article about Mercury in today's May 6th 2022 version ...


https://www.spaceweather.com/

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[KMH]

Here's mine from 4/28 - not nearly as nice as Sebastian's! I was somewhat hampered by smoke from a nearby wildfire, plus it's a couple of days before its prime.
Stellarvue ED80/480
Canon EOS 6D
Edmund Optics 589/10 nm bandpass filter
Mercury moved enough with respect to the stars that I actually used comet mode in Deep Sky Stacker - hence a bit of star trailing.
Definitely some really nice physics in this.

Kevin

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[marktownley]

Very cool Kevin!

[Montana]

Oh my goodness!!! this is amazing, I never knew a planet could have a tail

Kevin, what a shot

Alexandra