Ready for 9th May Mercury transit

[Stu]

Missed 1st and 2nd contact but there's a clear patch heading my way!! ??

[Knighty2112]

Great views here in East Yorkshire. Hope everyone is seeing something at least!  

[Pig]

All good here, just managed to get my remote PC access... saw it from the start, nice clear blue skies in Westwwod lakes

Leica Zoom and the Quark ....doing well .... makes you realise just how big some of the sunspots we see actually are

[Knighty2112]

Can even make out Mercury easily in my finder scope too!  

[Knighty2112]

Saw the teardrop effect on it. 

[Pete Presland]

About to get a large clear patch , had some reasonable views so far.

[Knighty2112]

Just put my 4.5mm EP in. Holding very steady in the EP. Going to view the 3rd and 4th contact with it, as long as clouds don't roll in, which so far not even a slight hint of any in the sky. 

[Pig]

Yes it was nicely inline with that love little prom too :-)

 

[DRT]

I watched that too, Shaun. Very nice view in the Quark as the disk moved through the base of the prom and the chromosphere.

I won't get to see 3rd and 4th contact as the sun will be behind my house by then and probably also behind the normal hazy low cloud we always seem to have here.

Hope everyone gets some clear sky at some point

 

[Knighty2112]

Looks like there is an AR  it may pass close too on its path. 

[Pig]

It must be awesome in the 150mm Derek its pretty darn sexy in the 80mm, I am using a Meade 40mm super plossl at the moment ..... very nice granulation too.

Knighty we might just be lucky enough with the sunspots :-)

[Gina]

Thick cloud here!

[Davey-T]

Bit of passing thicker cloud but mainly high thin stuff.

Nice views through through the LS6O and Leica zoom, been imaging through the 152mm and Quark but getting the urge to swop over

Dave

[Knighty2112]

Quick snap with my IPhone.  

[Pig]

You might want to consider a swap Dave, there is some awesome surface detail, a must see with the Quark

[laudropb]

The weather has been ideal here apart from a rather strong wind. Captured first contact but not the teardrop effect. It makes a pleasant change for the Sun to shine in the West of Scotland.

[Knighty2112]

[Stu]

Nice pics! Getting some lovely views here when the cloud parts. I'm just diving in and out of the house when I see sunshine. Given that I expected to be clouded out, I am really chuffed to have seen this one. My second! It is clearly visible in the 50mm finder too.

[Pig]

I just spoke to the Mrs and she said its cloudy in Northampton, so I am glad I went to the trouble of travelling to Boston (72 miles north), some thin cloud coming over but the scope is cutting through it very nicely.... good old fracs

[Ferox]

By chance had the day off today. Some nice views between patches of cloud.

[LukeSkywatcher]

Got some good views earlier through cloud. Thicker cloud now so will wait til later to see if that changes. Just used my 70mm travelscope on 8115 and HW and 8-24mm zoom. I decided not to use my variable polarising filter or SC filter as there was plenty of cloud to bring the brightness right down. I was unable to make out the AR or any surface detail due to the cloud.

[Knighty2112]

I could swear that the little AR in the centre of the sun is a little face with a smile! Hehe! Seems like Mercury will pass pretty close to this group, so maybe that's why it smiling!  

[Knighty2112]

Glad most are getting some views at least.  

[Knighty2112]

Pretty happy with this IPhone shot were I teased out faculae details as well.  

 

[DRT]

DLSR, Baader filter and Altair 102 F11 (and lots  of high clouds!)...