Transit of 9 May 2016

Sunrise today was at 0533hrs Local Time. I ventured out of the house to a location where I would have a clearer view of the horizon than from my yard. There are some small mountains along the eastern horizon so I had to wait until the sun rose above them to begin observing.


Mercury as seen at 0556hrs Local Time crossing the face of the Sun.
Elevation: 3.7° Azimuth: 71.3°



Mercury in Hydrogen Alpha as seen at 0736hrs Local Time crossing the face of the Sun.
Elevation: 24.0° Azimuth: 84.2°



Mercury as seen at 0815hrs Local Time crossing the face of the Sun.
Elevation: 32.1° Azimuth: 89.4°

Transit of 11 November 2019

Sunrise today was at 0657hrs Local Time. Once again I ventured out of the house to a location where I would have a clearer view of the horizon than from my yard. There are a lot of power lines in the distance but observing sunrise through them was not a big deal.



I took some photos during sunrise and for a few minutes afterwards until the sun disappeared behind a low bank of clouds. I went home and set up in my driveway to continue viewing unti the end of the event.