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Old 09-November-2006, 04:47 PM
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Here is the Mercury Transit from Malaysia. I only can see the event from 7:45am until it ends at about 8:05am morning. First light from my new home observatory.

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Exposure: 1/34 second, 592 frames stacked.
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Awyong a great shot capturing the end of the transit. I caught the begining of it by luck-after work before it got obscured by trees. Well done,clear skies.
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Just snuck it in there. Well done.
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Whoa, talk about living on the edge! Great image, Awyong - I think you're our only Malaysian here, so double thanks for sharing from your part of the world.
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Thank you!

I have edited all my mercury transit photos and posted in the forum just now, please have a look.

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RAH RAH awyong!
exquisite shot!

thanks for sharing
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Brillient shot of the sun and mercury in H-alpha!(?)

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Hi! Mickal555,

Yes! it is H-alpha.
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Well done! At that same time I was showing some friends that same view at the end of the transit. Half a world away you were talking a great image--thanks for sharing.
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