Mercury Transit 2006

On Nov 08, 2006 Mercury transited the Sun for the first time since 2003. The transit or passage of a planet across the face of the Sun is a relatively rare occurrence. There are approximately 13 transits of Mercury each century.

Telescope: Coronado PST; Filter Bandwidth: <1.0; AP: 40mm; FL: 400mm; f/10
Camera: ToUcam II

Software: QCfocus and Registax

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mosesjhai says:

This is incredible!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Ethan Allen says:

Hi Moses, I was very happy to get this shot. The the next transit will occur in 2016!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

thegreatlandoni says:

Incredible. Please describe your setup, if you get a chance.
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Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

thegreatlandoni says:

Thanks for describing your setup. I'm so jealous.
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Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

muscapix says:

là oui !!!!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

...Crea... [deleted] says:

my first impression was that it looks like an ovum... it's so amazing... the outer space... just as the inner universe is... it makes you cry thinking how a small part we are in all this... but we are a part of it... simply remarkable...

thank you for posting this... these kind of pictures always reminds me that there's more to life!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

ronovich says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Universe II, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

If you live on Mercury. So, tell me what do you see a size of the sun?
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Ethan Allen says:

Hi ronovich, That's a great question. I do not know the answer!
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Astroblue says:

On Mercury, the size of the Sun is 1°10".
On the Earth the size of the Sun is 0°32".
(Thanks Starry Night ;-))
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Ethan Allen says:

Thanks for the info Astroblue!
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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