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2nd Meeting of the International Mercury Watch (IMW) Group2nd Meeting of the International Mercury Watch (IMW) Group

Observatoire de ParisObservatoire de Paris

5-6 May 20085-6 May 2008

Jeff Baumgardner

Center for Space Physics, Boston University

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES BOSTON UNIV. 0.4 m TELESCOPE at McDONALD OBSERVATORY, FT. BOSTON UNIV. 0.4 m TELESCOPE at McDONALD OBSERVATORY, FT.

DAVIS, TXDAVIS, TX

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DUAL WAVELENGTH IMAGING SYSTEM

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ECHELLE SPECTROGRAPH SCHEMATICECHELLE SPECTROGRAPH SCHEMATIC

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESNEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES IMAGE SLICER DETAILIMAGE SLICER DETAIL

INPUT ARRAY 20 columns x 16 rows

2.8 mm

2.24 mm

2.8 mm

2.4 mm

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESNEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES MICRO LENS ARRAYMICRO LENS ARRAY

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESNEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES IMAGE SLICER DETAILIMAGE SLICER DETAIL

FIRST ROW SECOND ROW THIRD ROW FORTH ROW

ARROWS POINT TO FIRST COLUMN

COLUMN #1, ROW #1

COLUMN #1, ROW #1

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESNEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES IMAGE SLICER EXAMPLE cont.IMAGE SLICER EXAMPLE cont.

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Mercury at D1+D2 Merc. x Gany. at D1+D2

Na Exosphere

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESNEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES IMAGE SLICER EXAMPLE cont. IMAGE SLICER EXAMPLE cont.

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESNEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESMODIFICATIONS TO IMAGE SLICER SPECTROGRAPHMODIFICATIONS TO IMAGE SLICER SPECTROGRAPH

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESNEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESHELIOSPHERIC IMAGER ON SECCHIHELIOSPHERIC IMAGER ON SECCHI

PLANETARY CONFIGURATION FEB 9, 2008

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESNEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES HELIOSPHERIC IMAGER ON SECCHIHELIOSPHERIC IMAGER ON SECCHI

FEBRUARY 9-12, 2008RADIAL VELOCITY RELATIVE TO SUN: ~ 9.5Km/SEC

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESNEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES HELIOSPHERIC IMAGER ON SECCHIHELIOSPHERIC IMAGER ON SECCHI

FEBRUARY 9-12, 2008RADIAL VELOCITY RELATIVE TO SUN: ~ 9.5Km/SECSHIFTED TO KEEP MERCURY STATIONARY

NEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESNEW INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESHELIOSPHERIC IMAGER FILTER CURVEHELIOSPHERIC IMAGER FILTER CURVE

SO, WHAT LINE OR LINES ARE WE SEEING !??