[AZ-Observing] Re: Mercury transit experience.

The green scope is a Newt, the orange is an SCT.  Just wait until the film 
images come back-some are afocal, some are EP Projection.  View/perspective 
changes mercilessly, does things to the brain.  Horrible, unspeakable 
things....:-)

Steve and Rosie Dodder
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>From: "Workman, Brian (AZ76)" <brian.workman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Mercury transit experience.
>Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 15:09:31 -0600
>
>Nice photos.
>
>The "green" photos are reversed, and the "orange" (Thousand Oaks) photos
>are not, yet both scopes are newts, right? Did you have an erector prism
>on the dob per chance? What gives?
>
>I missed the start and finish but saw most of the event; took some
>photos and video as well. Instead of WWV in the background though, I had
>Pink Floyd - (Set the controls for the Heart of the Sun) ;)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven Dodder
> >=20
> > I viewed the event in the
> > C8 with a Thousand Oaks type II filter and our 6" F/4.5 Dob. =20
> > I took pictures every 15 minutes with film, alternating=20
> > telescopes and through both telescopes with a digital camera=20
> > to DVD.  I also took video to DVD every half hour or so.  I=20
> > uploaded a quick, ugly web page of 19 of the best digital images to:
> > http://www.stargazing.net/astroman/merctr06/merctrans11806.html
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