It's very difficult to observe Mercury
because of it's proximity to the Sun. In this image Mercury is imaged before
setting. Mercury is the orange point near the base of the post. The silhouette
at it's left is a cow that slowly go to occult Mercury! The constellation
of Auriga is in the center of the image.
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Technical Data
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| Optics |
Photographical objective |
| Focal Lenght |
50 mm |
| Focal Ratio |
f/2,8 |
| Exposure Time |
1 min exposure |
| Film |
Kodak Elite 100 |
| Developement sensibility |
100 ISO |
| Location |
Alpe di Lenno (CO, in
the Italian Alps) at 1500m |
| Date and time of exposure
start |
19 may 2001, 20.25 UT |
| Mount |
Meade 2080 |
| Tracking |
- |
| Notes |
- |
