My Mercury transit Shots from 2006

[h0ughy]

I Took these mercury transit shots too in 2006, I hope you like them

[Radar]

Those DSLR's are quite versatile. I tried using film for this event. I had a white light filter and a PST, but I used a film that was too fast. Thus all images came out overexposed. :crying23:

You captured Mercury well with that camera though. Well done. :thumbsupmate:

[h0ughy]

I used two camreas, the modded Canon 300D in the C8 and my Pentax *istDS and a 50-500 Sigma APO lens for the others. The seeing was horrid and it was also raining at times, mainly cloudy though.

[Dusty]

Excellent results, well done.

Can't wait for the next Venus transit.

:welldone:

[Noel Carboni]

Beautiful work! Love the way the planet is dwarfed by that big sunspot complex. Really puts things in perspective!

-Noel

[Draig]

Excellent Photos H0ughy,

I missed the entire event :crying23: due to work commitments.

Never mind hopefully I'll catch the Venus Transit :yesplease:

Cheers Colin

[AstroTasmania]

Hi Folks,

We had 100% C.R.A.P. weather down here in Tasmania as well on that day, (the day before & day after were superb cloudless days) however I managed some through the cloud shots at early and late times, which came out OK.

The transit images as well as images of the equipment setup used, will feature in a forthcoming issue of Sky and Space Magazine, for all to enjoy.

Events such as this are well-known 'drought breakers'. As Dusty just said, "Roll on the next Transit of Venus" I will second that.

Clear skies...