Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
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Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/tra ... ovember-11
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Re: Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
I work from home on Monday's so I should be able to see a good chunk of it, and I believe the whole event is visible, assuming that no clouds appear (not a good assumption for November in the Northeast.
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Re: Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
Having clear morning in November will be tricky though.
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Re: Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
Now just need to choose a scope to use.
I have filters for the 127 Mak and the ST80, the ST80 is calling me because it's easier to find the sun, but the Mak has the magnification...
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Re: Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
Set up both
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Re: Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
Good luck Jeff. Weather is supposed to be clear here too according to the forecast but there could be some morning fog. I can see it creeping in through the golden gate from my perch right now. I'm working on my pinhole viewer/camera obscura right now. It was pointed out on another thread though that the image of Mercury is going to be quite small. If I can't see it I'll just watch the transit on the web. Various outlets are showing a live stream, including NASA.
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Re: Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
Of course, Tuesday and Wednesday are predicted to be stunningly clear... The next time this happens, I'll be 66. At least it gives me time to plan...
Looking forward to everyone's posts on this!
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Re: Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
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Eps: 4mm Ramsden, 6mm Huygenian, 12.5mm Huygenian, 20mm Huygenian, 4mm Plossl, 10mm Plossl, 20mm Plossl, Barlow 2x, Barlow 3x, Barlow 5x, Solomark LP Filter, Dark Green Moon Filter.
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there ya go! lovely shot, coolest ive seen so far
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Re: Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
Typically, it cleared up quite a bit after that. Here are 4 shots combined between 1239 and 1244 UT
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Re: Mercury Transit - 11/12 November 2019
I was geared up a week ago, but this morning is deep cloud cover.
Thanks again for sharing.
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