Despite the poor weather our members were out in force observing the transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun, something that has to be done carefully to be safe.

There were 8 members and 4 visitors at the Observatory with a variety of ‘scopes . Rita and Honor also had their PST’s on hand. Other members observed at their homes or online.

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White light photo by Mike Rushton taken 14:50 on 11/11/19. C8 with f/6.3 focal reducer on HEQ5 Pro. Full aperture glass solar filter Canon 60D at prime focus ISO 1600, Exp 1/400 sec.

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Image by Janice McClean

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Image by Martin Crow 2019-11-11 14:53UT Ha Image

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Image by Honor Wheeler in White Light

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Image of the Transit of Mercury 11/11/2019 by Richard Bohner