Image of the Week

Image of the Week, November 18, 2019

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Mercury Transit 2019
by Roger Hutchinson

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Description

Tiny planet Mercury around 45 minutes after it started its journey across the face of our sun. Captured during brief breaks in the cloud from London, UK.

Details

  • Lunt LS60THa scope
  • Televue 2.5x Powermate
  • ZWO ASI174MM camera

Best 50% of 1000 frames stacked in AutoStakkert!2 & sharpened in Registax6. Cropping and false colour applied using Photoshop CC.

About the photographer

Submitter: Roger Hutchinson
Location: Great Britain
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