More transit of mercury photos
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Thu Nov 09 2006 13:00:00 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
More transit of mercury photos
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 12:09 am
Press Release: University of Canterbury
More transit of mercury photos
Attached are further photos of the transit, taken around 9:55 a.am. NZDT.
One shows an enlarged view with the sunspot on the edge of the sun, lower left,
and Mercury in the top right corner.
The second picture is the full disc of the sun with the sunspot in the lower
right and Mercury the tiny spot right of centre.
Two different telescopes were used, so the orientation of the pictures change.
Photos taken at the University of Canterbury's Mt John Observatory by Alan
Gilmore and Pam Kilmartin.
ENDS
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