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Old 13-10-2012, 10:51 AM
RichardJ (Richard)
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A transit of something

Hi,

I was oserving the sun this morning in white light with my Vixen 80mm refractor from my home in Carlingford. At about 10.19 (daylight saving time) I saw a transit of a circular black object which matched the size approximately of one of the single sunspots in comparison. It moved in a straight line very quicky across the solar disk. Did anyone else observe this? Not a distant plane. Probably a satellite but circular in shape??

I've been observing the Sun for many years and this is the first time I've seen anything like this. It took me aback. Pity I was not imaging the sun at the time.

regards,

RichardJ
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