Transit of Mercury

[antoeknee]

Completely forgot this was happening so a hurried shot.

Mercury 2 by tblake2007, on Flickr

Mercury is small dot on left of suns disk. This event only occurs 13 times each century.

[paul linton]

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Well captured.
Saw this was happening on the telly today but I don't have the safe gear to take this kind of shot? without blinding myself

Paul

[Tigger]

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stunning work

but you have a dust spot in the middle of the sun

[antoeknee]

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Thanks all. Thought I'd dust on the filter so rotated it and it didn't move so decided sunspot. If you look carefully there are a couple of smaller ones down and slightly to the left.

Put filter on my scope and its very clear.

[paul linton]

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Put filter on my scope and its very clear.

What Scope do you use,I would love to get a telescope one day.

Paul

[antoeknee]

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Hi Paul, should clarify the scope I was talking about is the one I use for bird watching.

Always fancied an astronomical scope but where I live there's too much light pollution.

[tesarver]

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Tom

[John Liddle]

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Absolutely excellent

[Columbarius]

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I was busy elsewhere & missed it too. Ah well, I'll have to wait until Nov 11 2019.

I don't have the safe gear to take this kind of shot

You can cover the lens with Astro filter film made by Baader - expensive but it works for solar eclipses too.

Eclipse Preparation-4 by Russell Hunt, on Flickr

Well taken Antoeknee

[paul linton]

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Hi Paul, should clarify the scope I was talking about is the one I use for bird watching.

Always fancied an astronomical scope but where I live there's too much light pollution.

No Problem I shouldn't have presumed

Paul

[antoeknee]

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Thanks all for comments. I used the film by Baader. I mounted some on a cardboard frame so I could slot into my Cokin filter holder. Originally made for eclipse last year.

[paul linton]

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I was busy elsewhere & missed it too. Ah well, I'll have to wait until Nov 11 2019.



You can cover the lens with Astro filter film made by Baader - expensive but it works for solar eclipses too.

Eclipse Preparation-4 by Russell Hunt, on Flickr

Well taken Antoeknee

Thanks for the image set up with just using a lens and special filter

Paul

[paul linton]

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Thanks all for comments. I used the film by Baader. I mounted some on a cardboard frame so I could slot into my Cokin filter holder. Originally made for eclipse last year.

A great Idea.

Paul

[antoeknee]

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Can't remember how to post image from mobile version of Flickr.

So here is link https://flic.kr/p/razvGH

Shows filter in holder, has worked well.

[paul linton]

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Can't remember how to post image from mobile version of Flickr.

So here is link https://flic.kr/p/razvGH

Shows filter in holder, has worked well.

Thanks I can see how you've done it, I'll need a dustbin lid for my 400mm on a serious note a 400mm uses a drop in filter which are very small so i can see the possibilities of that working in some way.

Thanks again- as looking at the drop in filter it could do with a good clean which i wouldn't have noticed otherwise
paul