Mercury Transit

avandonk · #1 09-11-2006, 08:14 AM

Here is a quick pic taken with Tal at 1790mm 1/1000sec ISO 200

ving (David) · #2 09-11-2006, 08:18 AM

picture number 2

thanks bert, almost like being there!

avandonk · #3 09-11-2006, 08:21 AM

I am taking one pic every thirty secs, couldn't start until Sun cleared trees at about 9am.

bert

ving (David) · #4 09-11-2006, 08:25 AM

you going to do some closeups bert?

Ric · #5 09-11-2006, 08:26 AM

Top image Bert,
thanks for posting, thats the first image that I've seen today.

cheers

sheeny (Al) · #6 09-11-2006, 08:31 AM

Thanks Bert!

Like a lot of people I'm clouded in here.

Looking forward to an animation!

Al.

matt · #7 09-11-2006, 08:31 AM

Good work Bert

Keep 'em coming

Lee · #8 09-11-2006, 08:34 AM

Another one - ED80, D70.... little bit of photoshop sharpening.....

Was a better sight visually - with the 20mm TV Plossl and the 10mm Pentax, she was a beautiful little sharp disc..... those clouds are lucky they parted at the eleventh hour.....

matt · #9 09-11-2006, 08:36 AM

Good stuff Lee

I like the white-light filters. They do a nice job with contrasting the sun with sunspots and little Mercury

What filter you using?

ving (David) · #10 09-11-2006, 08:41 AM

looks like a baader...

nice lee!

avandonk · #11 09-11-2006, 08:42 AM

It's a JMB type A full aperture solar filter ( coated glass). Bought it at the last minute yesterday from Bintel. The pic is unprocessed. May do better with some enhancing.

Bert

gbeal · #12 09-11-2006, 08:53 AM

Me too, wet as for a while and I managed a few between the heavy showers, and hail.
Maybe another before it finishes, maybe.

**Edit**. the first shot was a quick and dirty, I revisited Photoshop with it.

matt · #13 09-11-2006, 08:57 AM

Hey! Very nice.

Crisp detail. Nice sunspots and other surface detail.

Well done Gaz!

What scope/cam combo?

ving (David) · #14 09-11-2006, 09:15 AM

gee that sun spot if gunna be great when it comes around a bit further!

nice shot gary!

gbeal · #15 09-11-2006, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt

Hey! Very nice.

Crisp detail. Nice sunspots and other surface detail.

Well done Gaz!

What scope/cam combo?

Thanks guys. If only the weather was better, but I am happy to have just seen it. I saw the last one as well, 1998 or 1999??
Scope was the Takahashi FC100 @ prime focus, and Canon 20D 1/800th second @ISO800. More to come, if it clears.

rat156 · #16 09-11-2006, 10:04 AM

Here's my efforts.

LX200GPS @ f10 and 6.3. Nikon D100.

More at
http://tinyurl.com/ylro8v

Cheers
Stuart

ving (David) · #17 09-11-2006, 10:07 AM

cool stuart!!

sheeny (Al) · #18 09-11-2006, 10:12 AM

Nice shootin' guys!!!

...but no-ones put that bullet hole through the 10X yet!

Al.

tornado33 · #19 09-11-2006, 10:19 AM

Good images folks.
Heres my effort, taken through 6 inch f3.6 Schmidt Newtonian, in a clear patch before cloud again came in, modded 350D 2x ISO 100 prime focus images with MPCC. masking used, one processed in colour other greyscale
Scott

Ric · #20 09-11-2006, 10:22 AM

Thanks to everyone whose posted images.
They are all fantastic, love em.

cheers