DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME
I was using an
Orion 4.10" (104mm) ID Full Aperture Solar Filter #7733
as I did for the solar eclipse in March 2015
I was using an
Orion 4.10" (104mm) ID Full Aperture Solar Filter #7733
as I did for the solar eclipse in March 2015
Difficult to spot but Mercury is/was appearing on left hand edge (west side) not to be confused with the sun spot in the middle top 1/3rd.
Mercury continued its transit until 19.30 hrs this evening.
Focal length 1.28 metres - ISO 100 - f5.6 - 1/125th sec
Mercury continued its transit until 19.30 hrs this evening.
Focal length 1.28 metres - ISO 100 - f5.6 - 1/125th sec
Stacked images
My camera was mounted on a level tripod, on the ground and without the use of a pre programmed motorised tracker. ☻ Not the straight line as depicted in the national papers this morning.