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"Observing the Transit of Mercury" by DR John Westfall
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T R A N
S I T OF M E R C U R Y on 2006 November 8 Semi-diameter
of Sun = 968.7" Semi-diameter
of Mercury = 5.0" [deltaT
= 65.2 secs]
Exterior Ingress Interior
Ingress Minimum Sepn Interior Egress Exterior Egress Min. Site Longitude Latitude U.T. PA Alt U.T.
PA U.T. PA Alt U.T.
PA U.T. PA Alt
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Mercury Still Image-2nd Contact 13KB
Mercury First Contact Video 2.8MB Mercury Second Contact Video 2.8MB Mercury Third Contact Video 2.8MB Mercury Fourth Contact Video 1.6MB
Contact 1 and 2 Video 48.8MB Contact 3 and 4 Video 34.2MB |
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