Well the Nov 8, 2006 Transit of Mercury accross the face of the sun was a total bust from Mingo Creek Park Observatory in Washington County. We could not even see the sun's disk all day due to cloud cover. A number of observers and members were present despit the bad weather. However Paul Campbell sent me this image from Bridgeville- which shows the sun and Mercury crossing. We all at Mingo should have been this lucky!! http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/Mercurytransit110806-Paul/109020848_dHpbC-Ti.jpg http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/gallery/2109601_YGHG4/ 2006-11-09T22:45:44Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Despite the bad weather Paul Campbell of Washington, PA got this image from work in Bridgeville, PA. He writes: "Hi; here is a photo of the transit taken right around 3:00pm est. my time. ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/2109601_YGHG4#109020848_dHpbC" title="Despite the bad weather Paul Campbell of Washington, PA got this image from work in Bridgeville, PA. He writes: "Hi; here is a photo of the transit taken right around 3:00pm est. my time. ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/Mercurytransit110806-Paul/109020848_dHpbC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Despite the bad weather Paul Campbell of Washington, PA got this image from work in Bridgeville, PA. He writes: "Hi; here is a photo of the transit taken right around 3:00pm est. my time. ..." title="Despite the bad weather Paul Campbell of Washington, PA got this image from work in Bridgeville, PA. He writes: "Hi; here is a photo of the transit taken right around 3:00pm est. my time. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T19:28:47Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/Mercurytransit110806-Paul/109020848_dHpbC-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Fred and Eugene.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/2109601_YGHG4#109020868_dEXpi" title="Fred and Eugene."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/014/109020868_dEXpi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Fred and Eugene." title="Fred and Eugene." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T19:25:27Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/014/109020868_dEXpi-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Fred Klein ... just "hangin' out".</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/2109601_YGHG4#109020870_UDPiB" title="Fred Klein ... just "hangin' out"."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/001edited/109020870_UDPiB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Fred Klein ... just "hangin' out"." title="Fred Klein ... just "hangin' out"." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T19:24:39Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/001edited/109020870_UDPiB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Larry McHenry's 8 inch Ultima with DayStar Sun equipment and video setup. Note: This is a small part of Larry's gear. Most of it was taken down prior to this image!</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/2109601_YGHG4#109020875_N8xJ4" title="Larry McHenry's 8 inch Ultima with DayStar Sun equipment and video setup. Note: This is a small part of Larry's gear. Most of it was taken down prior to this image!"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/004edited/109020875_N8xJ4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Larry McHenry's 8 inch Ultima with DayStar Sun equipment and video setup. Note: This is a small part of Larry's gear. Most of it was taken down prior to this image!" title="Larry McHenry's 8 inch Ultima with DayStar Sun equipment and video setup. Note: This is a small part of Larry's gear. Most of it was taken down prior to this image!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T10:58:04Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/004edited/109020875_N8xJ4-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Larry McHenry center, Ed Moss and Shirley Ann Caseman.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/2109601_YGHG4#109020879_4PSYM" title="Larry McHenry center, Ed Moss and Shirley Ann Caseman."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/005edited/109020879_4PSYM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Larry McHenry center, Ed Moss and Shirley Ann Caseman." title="Larry McHenry center, Ed Moss and Shirley Ann Caseman." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T10:39:56Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/005edited/109020879_4PSYM-Th.jpg 2006-11-08 16:19:53 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Ok, why don't these folks look happy? Perhaps it's because they are missing a great event due to poor sky conditions. The next Mercury transit is not for 10 years.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/2109601_YGHG4#109020881_NPaUi" title="Ok, why don't these folks look happy? Perhaps it's because they are missing a great event due to poor sky conditions. The next Mercury transit is not for 10 years."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/007/109020881_NPaUi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ok, why don't these folks look happy? Perhaps it's because they are missing a great event due to poor sky conditions. The next Mercury transit is not for 10 years." title="Ok, why don't these folks look happy? Perhaps it's because they are missing a great event due to poor sky conditions. The next Mercury transit is not for 10 years." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T17:32:57Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/007/109020881_NPaUi-Th.jpg 2006-11-08 16:20:39 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />From the time of the transit to well after 4:00 pm this is the best view of the sky in the vicinity of the sun! .... Not too good; too maany clouds!!</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/2109601_YGHG4#109020893_5qJKd" title="From the time of the transit to well after 4:00 pm this is the best view of the sky in the vicinity of the sun! .... Not too good; too maany clouds!!"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/011/109020893_5qJKd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="From the time of the transit to well after 4:00 pm this is the best view of the sky in the vicinity of the sun! .... Not too good; too maany clouds!!" title="From the time of the transit to well after 4:00 pm this is the best view of the sky in the vicinity of the sun! .... Not too good; too maany clouds!!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T11:03:32Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/011/109020893_5qJKd-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Here is the off axis mask designed & built by ED Moss to view the Mercury transit. Nice job Ed.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/2109601_YGHG4#109020898_HNcb8" title="Here is the off axis mask designed & built by ED Moss to view the Mercury transit. Nice job Ed."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/012/109020898_HNcb8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Here is the off axis mask designed & built by ED Moss to view the Mercury transit. Nice job Ed." title="Here is the off axis mask designed & built by ED Moss to view the Mercury transit. Nice job Ed." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T10:57:10Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/012/109020898_HNcb8-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/2109601_YGHG4#109020851_atsii" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/013/109020851_atsii-Th-4.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T11:06:12Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/013/109020851_atsii-Th-4.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Dan McKeel brought this MINT Celestron C-5 to the Transit Event. He made his own solar filter using card board, filter material and a hot glue gun. - (image by Dan.)</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/2109601_YGHG4#109310496_P2RzR" title="Dan McKeel brought this MINT Celestron C-5 to the Transit Event. He made his own solar filter using card board, filter material and a hot glue gun. - (image by Dan.)"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/C5Orange-2/109310496_P2RzR-Th.jpg" width="91" height="150" alt="Dan McKeel brought this MINT Celestron C-5 to the Transit Event. He made his own solar filter using card board, filter material and a hot glue gun. - (image by Dan.)" title="Dan McKeel brought this MINT Celestron C-5 to the Transit Event. He made his own solar filter using card board, filter material and a hot glue gun. - (image by Dan.)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T10:57:24Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astro-Events/2006-Transit-of-Mercury-at/C5Orange-2/109310496_P2RzR-Th.jpg