[AZ-Observing] Re: Mercury transit experience.

I took a look from my backyard observatory with the Nexstar 8 and an =
Orion
filter.  Sure enough there was a little tiny dot on the Sun.  And a =
pretty
good sized dot of a decent sun spot, for a change.

Clear Skies;
Steve Coe


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Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 5:42 PM
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Mercury transit experience.

Hi,
  =20
  I took my 4" Mak with a Baeder filter over to Chandler-Gilbert =
Community
College so people could look.  The teachers were more interested than =
the
students.  I enjoyed what one teacher shared.  "I'll never get to the =
end of
a sentence and think of a period the same way again."  That is too good.
The large sunspot was a nice treat to go with the transit.
  =20
  Clear skies,
  Mark
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