Mercury Rising

Liz · #1 24-05-2010, 05:34 PM

Down beach this am for a few images of Jupiter and Mercury, and to locate comet R1, which I finally snaggled in my scope!! Woohoo!!
Mercury is the bright dot left of the plam.
Was a gorgeous am, though clouds were drifting in, and was totally cloudy by 6am.
See the red wriggly line along water edge in the last pic? Was a little dog running along with his owner, but he had a red light around his neck.

renormalised (Carl) · #2 24-05-2010, 05:41 PM

Nice shots, Liz

Great "dog trail"!!

[1ponders] (Paul) · #3 24-05-2010, 05:46 PM

They look great Liz. Could you see the comet in the full size image?

I really like the last one. The lights just seem to make it.

Liz · #4 24-05-2010, 05:49 PM

Thanks Carl and Paul.

No Paul - i had a look, magnified the area etc, but no go. Have put the pic in comet section too, and Rob may be able to identify it.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #5 24-05-2010, 05:49 PM

LOL Comet Somewhere
What a beaut name. LOL
Lovely pictures as always Liz.

Quark (Trevor) · #6 24-05-2010, 06:00 PM

Well done Liz,

Around dawn is the best part of day, love the colour and what a great effect was the red light on the dog, most excellent.

I know I have said it previously but any astro image with a Palm tree in it and the ocean is a winner for me.

Regards
Trevor

M54 (Molly) · #7 24-05-2010, 06:15 PM

Beautiful shots Liz. It looks sooo peaceful.

A new constellation too....Canis Terra!

Liz · #8 24-05-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

LOL Comet Somewhere
What a beaut name. LOL

well, why not I say!!

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Originally Posted by Quark

Well done Liz,

Around dawn is the best part of day, love the colour and what a great effect was the red light on the dog, most excellent.

I know I have said it previously but any astro image with a Palm tree in it and the ocean is a winner for me.

Regards
Trevor

Thanks trevor, the dog issue was very cute indeed, and yes, palm trees are a bonus to a pic.

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Originally Posted by M54

Beautiful shots Liz. It looks sooo peaceful.

A new constellation too....Canis Terra!

Good one Molly!!

supernova1965 (Warren) · #9 24-05-2010, 07:52 PM

Nice I like the last one as well

Liz · #10 25-05-2010, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by supernova1965

Nice I like the last one as well

Thanks Warren.

It did look so cute at the time, and was hoping the image would be OK.

StephenM (Stephen) · #11 25-05-2010, 09:40 AM

Great dog trail Liz! Looks like a nice morning up there.

We had a double pass of Atlantis and the ISS this morning, but of course there was 100% cloud cover...

Cheers,
Stephen