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Some views of the festivities at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Dune Climb for the transit of Mercury earlier today
May 9, 2016
Mercury and some sunspots at 8:30 a.m. through my telescope. Thought I’d take a shot before we had visitors. C8 Cassigrainian focus, ISO 100, 1/100 second.
Checking the transit via the “Dobinator” through the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society’s (GTAS) 25 inch Dobsonian stopped down with an 8″ solar filter.
Viewing the transit through my Celestron C8.
Kids viewing the transit through the society’s Lunt hydrogen alpha solar telescope.
Youngster viewing the transit through Emmett Holmes’ 13″ homemade Dobsonian telescope and Poncet tracking mount.
Credit: Bob Moler
Categories: Mercury, Sun
May 9 2016, Photos, Transit of Mercury
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