The Sodium tail of Mercury
Taken by Dr. Sebastian Voltmer on November 10, 2020 @
Spicheren, France
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D800
Exposure Time: 30/1
Aperture: f/2.0
ISO: 2500
Date Taken: 2020:11:15 01:21:57
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That’s not a comet but the tail of our inner planet Mercury ”seen“ from my backyard. This stacked image was exposed through a custom-made sodium filter. Lens: 135mm f/2. The trees are from the first exposure and were blended to the final stack.
I had imagined the tail of Mercury to be narrower. Perhaps the current solar activity has a stronger influence on the shape of the sodium tail? However a very special imaging and processing challenge.
More images: www.instagram.com/sebastianvoltmer
YouTube: spacemovie
Photographer's website:
https://www.voltmer.photo
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