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Mercury Transit - 1

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Taken during the Transit of Mercury in 2005, this image shows the planet Mercury near the edge of the Sun about 30 minutes before it crossed over the edge of the sun.

This image is taken with a H-alpha filter, so some of the texture visible through such a filter is shown on the surface of the sun.
Camera:Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000
Aperture:80mm
Date:9th November 2006
This is a web site of photography and astronomy, by Roger Groom in Western Australia. Photographic subjects include Pemberton, Dryandra Woodland Karri Forest, Cape Leeuwin, Ocean Landscapes, Kings Park, El Questro and Emma Gorge, and much more landscape photography.
Astrophotography subjects include The Milky Way, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Orion Nebula, Saucepan Constellation, Southern Cross, Southern Cross and Pointers, Startrails, and much more astrophotography.
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