Sketching at the telescope: Richard Baum’s 1973 transit of Mercury

on Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Mercury’s transit across the Sun sketched by Richard Baum of Chester, England, using a 4.5-inch scope at 186x, November 10, 1973, from 13:09 UT to 13:16:45 UT. David J. Eicher library

Today’s sketch is one by Richard Baum showing the transit of Mercury that occurred November 10, 1973.

To learn more about astronomical sketching, Astronomy magazine subscribers can access my Astronomy.com video "Sketching from the telescope" and read Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics column "Sketching 101."

See the rest of the Sketching at the telescope series.

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Sketching at the telescope: Richard Baum’s 1973 transit of Mercury