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1999
MERCURY TRANSIT
Southern California (USA)
Photo Atlas/Observations
Takahashi 4" f8, 7mm ortho eyepiece projection, TP2415 1/30 sec
1:36:10 PST (note: contact II is 1:23:xx PST)
[ closeup of above ]
Takahashi 4" f8, 7mm ortho eyepiece projection, TP2415 1/30 sec
contact I - II (between 1:11:37 - 1:23:xx PST)
AP 5" f8, full-aperture (5") H-alpha, TP2415 1/8 sec
after contact IV
AP 5" f8, full-aperture (5") H-alpha, TP2415 1/125 sec
1:51:10 PST (note: contact III is 1:59:xx PST)
full-aperture (5") H-alpha scope, G11 GEM mount
AP 5" f8 APO, 2x Barlow, Daystar .7A H-alpha filter (T-scanner)
F3/MD4/DW4 w/TP2415, electronic remote release
2 photographic solar telescopes, F3/MD4/DW4 loaded w/TP2415
1) full-aperture (5") H-alpha scope (AP 5" f8 APO), G11 GEM mount
2) Tak 4" f8 w/4" Baader Planetarium Mylar Filter, 7mm EP, Tak EM100 GEM mount
weather cleared (incredibly)
Just 1-2 days after Nov. 16-17-18, there was another celestial show:
Click HERE for '99 Leonid Meteor Shower
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