Mercury 20/05/21
A waning crescent Mercury, with some barely discernible albedo features.Took a while to find in daylight hours, after I eventually found two stars for an accurate alignment of the scope.
Mercury was magnitude 0.69 with angular diameter of 8.65", and was 30.1% illuminated.
Nexstar Evolution 9.25 scope with 2x Barlow and ADC; ASI224MC camera with 610 nm filter.
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Uploaded on May 20, 2021
Mercury 20/05/21
A waning crescent Mercury, with some barely discernible albedo features.Took a while to find in daylight hours, after I eventually found two stars for an accurate alignment of the scope.
Mercury was magnitude 0.69 with angular diameter of 8.65", and was 30.1% illuminated.
Nexstar Evolution 9.25 scope with 2x Barlow and ADC; ASI224MC camera with 610 nm filter.
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Uploaded on May 20, 2021