Mercury Transit November 15, 1999


I have been waiting for this event ever since I saw a Jack Newton transit picture in "The Guide to Amateur Astronomy"  about 5 yearsago.   Unfortunately, conditions were very windy.   I gave up on eyepiece projection and went to prime focus for the remainder of the transit.  I really like the composition including the huge sunspots as a size reference to Mercury.  It was a great visual treat!

For more information see Sky and Telescope's transit information.