Mercury Transit Nov. 11, 2019
Astrophotography      Email: mho@miltonhill.us
Created: 1/6/2021
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Mercury Transit
Telescope: Vixen FL102S Fluorite
Lens: Lunt White Light Wedge 1.25"
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: Canon 60Da ISO 100
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 11-Nov-2019 08:03:46 EST
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Mercury Transit
Telescope: Vixen FL102S Fluorite
Lens: Lunt White Light Wedge 1.25"
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: Canon 60Da ISO 100
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 11-Nov-2019 12:07:31 EST
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Mercury Transit
Telescope: Vixen FL102S Fluorite
Lens: Lunt White Light Wedge 1.25"
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: Canon 60Da ISO 100
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 11-Nov-2019 12:07:31 EST
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Mercury Transit Ingress
Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 61
Lens: Baader Solar film front filter
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI178MC-COOL Color (green channel)
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5, PhotoImpact 11
Location: MHO
Date: 11-Nov-2019 07:38:08 EDT
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Mercury Transit
Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 61
Lens: Baader Solar film front filter
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI178MC-COOL Color (Mono)
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5, PhotoImpact 11
Location: MHO
Date: 11-Nov-2019 12:43:47 EST
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Mercury Transit Egress
Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 61
Lens: Baader Solar film front filter
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI178MC-COOL Color (Mono)
Processsing: ImagesPlus 6.5, PhotoImpact 11
Location: MHO
Date: 11-Nov-2019 13:01:52 EST
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Mercury Transit Egress time lapse
Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 61
Lens: Baader Solar film front filter
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI178MC-COOL Color (Mono)
Processsing: PIPP
Location: MHO
Date: 11-Nov-2019
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Mercury Transit
Telescope: Vixen FL102S
Lens: Lunt White Light Wedge
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI178MC-COOL Color
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5 Best 10%
Location: MHO
Date: 11-Nov-2019 09:10:48 EST
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Milton Hill Observatory
TelescopesObs.jpg

Observatory setup
Vixen FL102S & WO ZenithStar 61
were used for the transit
TelescopesSXD2.jpg

Other viewing setup
William Optics ZenithStar 81 with Lunt white light wedge.
Vixen SXD2 mount with Star Book Ten
TelescopesSXD2b.jpg

Other viewing setup
William Optics ZenithStar 81 with Lunt white light wedge.
Vixen SXD2 mount with Star Book Ten
SBT shows the transit in real time
TelescopesSXMan.jpg

Viewing companion
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Mercury Transit from May 9, 2016
Mercury at limb, positon 7 o'clock
Telescope: Vixen FL102S
Mount: Vixen GP
Camera: Canon 60Da ISO 125
Exposure: 1/200 sec.
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 9-May-2016 08:16:58 EDT
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Mercury Transit 2019 & Venus Transit 2012
Comparison of size