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Thanks for the comments guys, it was an interesting morning. I tried to view Mercury, Venus, Mars and the Moon, whilst ignoring Jupiter as it was way too close to the Sun. The distance from the Sun to the Planets and Moon were as follows (in degrees):
Mercury = 18
Venus = 5
Jupiter = 1.5
Mars = 8
Moon = 10
I couldn’t pick up Mars or the Moon, either visually or with the ToUcam. However, I did see (visually) several white objects whizzing through the field of view - maybe high flying birds?
As a safety measure, I re-fitted the solar filter before all GoTo’s, just in case the Sun accidentally entered the FOV during the slew. Attached file shows how it looked in Starry Night Pro.
Mike – I grabbed Mercury around 1:40pm, at an altitude of approx 40 degrees, so it was well past the Meridian and on its way down.
Cheers
Dennis
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