Transit of Mercury November 11, 2019 Irvine, CA

09:49 PST  (17:49 UT) Astro-Physics Traveler. 105mm f6 Astro-Physics 1100GTO GEM ZWO ASI183MC

09:50 PST  (17:50 UT) Lunt 35THa. 35mm f11.4 Astro-Physics 1100GTO GEM ZWO ASI178MM

09:52 PDT  (17:52 UT) Lunt 100THa. 102mm f7 with AP BARADV 2x @ f14 Astro-Physics 1100GTO GEM ZWO ASI174MM

Tiny Mercury made its way across the face of the Sun on this day. The will not occur again until 2032. A local Marine Layer made observing this event difficult with the clouds finally starting to disipate after 9:42 PST (17:42 UT). I was able to capture some images as Mercury exited the solar disk in both White Light and also H-Alpha.

First Contact:       Sun below Horizon Second Contact: Sun below Horizon Mid Transit:          07:20:08 PST Third Contact:      10:03:00 PST Fourth Contact:    10:04:41 PST