Size-comparison of Venus, Moon and Mercury (astro-poker)
Copyright: György Soponyai
Yesterday I observed and photographed the transit of the Mercury in front of the Sun however the clouds and the terrible seeing prevented taking my expected photo sequence in every 10 minutes. However there were clear moments in the afternoon when the Solar disk could be photographed with my Dobsonian telescope.
Four years ago I also took photos about the Venus transit and last March I was amongst the lucky ones who could see the total Solar Eclipse from the Spitzbergen -- the biggest adventure of my life..
As I was using different cameras and lens I re-scaled the three photos. With the same Solar size the visible size of the inner planets and the Moon can be compared:
Photo details:
2012.06.06. Dunakeszi, Hungary
Canon EOS 1000D + SkyWatcher 254/1200 Dobson
2015.03.20. Longyearbyen, Spitzbergen, Norway
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Canon EF 200/2.8 L
2016.05.09. Mogyoród, Hungary
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + SkyWatcher 254/1200 Dobson
