Mercury Rising

[Drop Of Sun]

Hi all!

These are my first images for ages! Since switching to SDO data, I seem to have lost some drive. There is no rush to capture anything! Well, that, and life has been busy of late, plus another hobby has really hooked me that does not depend on the stoopid weather!

There was a bit of haze around, I wonder if sometimes haze helps to take some of the heat out and gives more stable seeing? Sarah said one of the live streams from elsewhere was giving pretty wobbly views? It looked decent here at the eyepiece considering it wasn't morning, when we tend to get better conditions.

I loved getting out after such a long break. I think I'd like to capture now and again, good to keep an iron in the fire!

I'll add some more later if I get around to processing them any time soon. Thanks for looking! Hope your luck was in and if not, wishing you some luck for the next cool astro thing.

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9th May, 2016
Equinox 120, Baader Herschel Wedge, Solar Continuum filter, ZWO ASI174, TeleVue 2x Barlow, lemonade

 

[xtreemchaos]

great shots mate.very sharp and crisp.well done.thanks   charl.

[Montana]

Very glad you came out imaging again to bless us with your fabulous images  what other hobby could possibly be more interesting?

Alexandra

[Pete Presland]

Excellent set of images.

[Davey-T]

Lovely images Luke, good to see you haven't lost your touch

Dave

[David Smith]

Great images Luke, glad you dusted off the scope for the transit.

[DrRobin]

Great to see you back Luke and some nice images of Mercury.

Robin

[Drop Of Sun]

Thanks, Charl, Alexandra, Pete, Dave, David and Robin!

Alexandra, you are too kind! Board games, of course, the only hobby that's better!

David, I need to dust my brain time as well. I had my visual lND3 filter on the Herschel wedge instead of the photographic one! Just as well I don't need to use a Bahtinov mask!

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

 Lovely shots indeed. Glad you are imaging again

[Ruud]

Wonderful photos!! The second image stands out with its nice composition.

Thank you!

[laudropb]

Great comeback. Very nice set of images.