Mercury transit at the rotonda of Santa Maria degli Angeli on May 9th 2016
Abstract
Image quality simulations were made for a Mercury image on the solar disc for the sun position on the sky respect the Summer lens of the "Divinità in Luce" glasswork at Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome. It is shown the image quality of the lens will be enough to show the Mercury shadow on the solar disc but only for the first 30 minutes from the transit's first contact.
- Publication:
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Gerbertvs, International Academic Publication on History of Medieval Science
- Pub Date:
- May 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016Gerb....9..105C
- Keywords:
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- Optics;
- Lens (Single);
- Santa Maria degli Angeli;
- Mercury Transit