On 2003 May 07th the first visible transit of the planet Mercury across the solar disc since 1970 could be observed.
For all people, who were not able to see the event or just want to refresh their memories, I did a couple of photographs which are presented here.
Technical details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50E
Optics: 12-inch Meade LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
Solar filter: 3 apertures of 9cm each, equipped with Baader Astrosolar ND5 filter
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Film: Fuji Provia 100F slide film
Location: Paul-Baumann-Observatory at Klein-Winternheim, Germany
Dates of the transit:
1st contact: 05:12:56 UTC
2nd contact: 05:17:24 UTC
Minimal distance to the solar disc center: 07:52:23 UTC
3rd contact: 10:27:19 UTC
4th contact: 12:31:46 UTC
The following pictures should document the completely visible Mercury transit. The series starts with a test picture of the sun taken 3 days in advance of the event.
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