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Post by Admin on Oct 21, 2019 19:04:51 GMT
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Post by nighthawk on Oct 22, 2019 22:26:28 GMT
aware of it and just hoping for a sunny day
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Post by richdavies on Nov 11, 2019 9:29:29 GMT
Will have telescope out at the hall just in case there's a gap in the cloud
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Post by nighthawk on Nov 11, 2019 16:20:54 GMT
Had hospital appointment today and didn't get home untl1430 but got telescope all ready. There was a few gaps in the clouds but the sun stayed stubborm]nly behind clouds until it was too low for me to see. anywaythis transit will have to join the list of other things that I will never see again. Hope you were more successful at Letterston.
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Post by Pembrokeshire Astronomer on Nov 11, 2019 17:13:19 GMT
Cardigan was mostly clouded out, but did manage to capture a few pictures. In total I think I managed about eight photos. Here are the best of them so far. (needs a bit more tweaking with Photoshop) Have been waiting since May 2016 to capture Mercury transit... finally have a picture... .... Thank you Cardigan.
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Post by Speed of Dark on Nov 11, 2019 18:31:19 GMT
Had a good view of Mercury for around five minutes, much smaller than I had expected, still its unlikely I will see it transiting again and its size puts things into prospective.
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Post by Pembrokeshire Astronomer on Nov 11, 2019 20:04:16 GMT
Only about five minutes for me as well. Yes smaller than expected, but inky black, it stood out well.
So lucky we saw it, most people haven't even seen Mercury, let alone a transit of Mercury... Nice one Phil...
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Post by richdavies on Nov 12, 2019 10:11:36 GMT
I managed a total of a few minutes viewing Mercury through the gaps in the cloud. I was also amazed at how small Mercury was. Didn't manage to get any photos though.Had to pack up and leave at 1pm after which there was much more clear sky, so a pity nobody could make it to Letterston as it seems it was one of the best places to be for a view.
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