The Transit of Mercury Nov. 8, 2006 |
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Photographer, Location, Date | Larger images | Comments | |
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Dan McLaughlin,
Orland Park, Illinois, USA Nov. 8, 2006 |
#1 |
This pin I created is made from brass and colored with pencils. Sunspots and Mercury's moving position are pierced out. Mercury's current postion was noted by a black rivet set along the path. dimensions are 2" x 2" x .5" |
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Brett Ohnstad,
Moundsview, Minnesota, USA Nov. 8, 2006 |
#1, #2, more | The picture is a composite of several video stills taken during the transit of Mercury. This includes one very interesting frame that captured a small jet airplane that made its way across the picture. Complete video. Photo details: Coronado PST, Meade Electronic Eyepiece and a Moon Filter. |
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Greg
Piepol, Rockville, Maryland Nov. 8, 2006 |
#1, more | Grab your 3D glasses! Greg Piepol combined a space-based image of the sun (credit: Hinode) with an up-close photo of Mercury (credit: Mariner 10) to create a stereo anaglyph of the Transit of Mercury. See also the flash animation. |
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Jeff
Barton, Richardson, Texas Nov. 8, 2006 |
#1, #2, #3, #4, more | The Three Rivers Foundation for the Arts and Sciences supported a Texas Astronomical Society public observing event on the campus of The University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, TX, on November 8th from noon through sunset. Photo details: MaxScope60 Ca-K solar telescope, a DMK F2104 firewirecam, and in some cases a 2.5X Televue Powermate and a 2X MaxPower nosepiece barlow (for the 923 flare photos). |
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Richard Handy,
Ramona CA, USA Nov. 8, 2006 |
#1, #2 |
These Conte' pencil sketches are a record of my first transit as well as my first experience using an Halpha-filtered scope. Now I have a much deeper appreciation of how awesome the view appears and how quickly things change on the solar globe. Sketch details: Done at the 12mm Nagler eyepiece of a SolarMax60. The colored sketch was done between 23:00 UT and 23:35 UT. The black and white sketch was done at 20:15 UT to 20:40 UT. |
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Mark Manner,
Spot Observatory, 50 miles west of Nashville, TN Nov. 08 |
#1, more |
Lumenera SkyNyx2-0M camera on Astro-Physics 155EDF at F28. Solar Spectrum 0.2A Ha filter. Taken in turbulent seeing as a front passed. |
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Gerardo Addiego,
Cerro de Montevideo, Uruguay Nov. 08 |
#1, #2, #3 |
Photo details: Nikon D50, 1/100 sec. at 200 ASA |
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Ted Phillips,
Austin, Texas Nov. 08 |
#1, more |
Photo details: This image is a stack of 10 individual exposures taken at ISO 100, 1/1600 sec with a Canon Digital Rebel through an 8' f/4 Meade telescope. |
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Paul Maxson,
near Phoenix, Arizona. Nov. 8, 2006 |
#1, #2, more |
The animation was a collection of 32 images shot 6 minutes apart--all shot with a SolarMax60. |
more images: from Mon Sarmiento of Antipolo, the Philippines; from Jerry Fryer of Scottsdale, Arizona; from Ron Luxemburg of Monrovia, California; from Bercion Yves at Prise d'eau, en Guadeloupe, antilles Francaises; from Noeleen Lowndes at Paradise Point in Queensland, Australia; from Arthur Stevens of Port Richey Florida; from Susan Gomez of League City, Texas; from Jerry Fryer of Scottsdale, Az.; from John W. O'Neal of Amherst, Ohio; from Lon K. Shelton of Lafayette, Lousiana; from Rodrigo Roesch of Glenview, Illinoi; from Becky Coretti of Ft Lauderdale, Florida |