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Mercury

Category:Planets
Published:
2024
Mercury
Resolution:
500x500 px
File size:
1517 KB

Photo description / processing

Mercury Date: 30.08.21 Time: UT +3; 15:23 Location: Mikhaylovsk city, 5th-floor balcony; Apparent diameter: 00' 05.78" Magnitude: -0.09 Altitude above horizon: 38° Azimuth: 215° Illumination: 75.6% of Mercury's visible surface Distance from Earth: 1.165 AU (174.235 million km) Equipment: Telescope: SW 150/750 EQ5 OnStep Camera: ZWO ASI462MC Filter: ZWO IR PASS 850nm Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector: ZWO ADC Barlow lens: Svbony 3x + extension tube Video: 5 minutes. 30,000 frames in the video Software: FireCapture (Gain - 140 (23%), Exposure: 10.00ms, FPS: 100, Resolution: 600x600) / PIPP / AutoStakkert3 / Registax6 / Photoshop CC 2015

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher 150/750
Camera
ZWO ASI462MC
Mount
Sky-Watcher EQ5 (OnStep)
Accessories
SVBONY 3x Barlow, ZWO ADC, ZWO IR 850nm Pass Filter
Software
FireCapture, PIPP, AutoStakkert!, RegiStax, Adobe Photoshop CC 2015
Location
Mikhailovsk, Russia
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