H-Alpha filter in an exceptional observations of solar phenomena

Mercury in H alpha near Sun

In this short post, I would like to share with you my ideas, on how can we use the Hydrogen-alpha filter for solar observations during exceptional situations. The situations, that I am going to take into account are mostly solar eclipses, but also internal planet transits.  We have less than 2 months to Mercury transit … Read more

ISS transit across the Sun & Moon

ISS and Atlantis shuttle on solar disk

The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. This is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit. The width of ISS is 108.5 m and its length is 72.8 m. It orbits about 400 kilometers above the planet so it can often be seen with the naked eye … Read more