First light with the Uranus-M on Mercury today. Seeing was better than expected, especially good considering it was daytime. Comparison images comparing to a Stellarium simulation are included. Some pretty nice agreement is visible.
• 12" Dob, 3x Barlow, 610nm longpass + UV/IR Cut (610-700nm), Uranus-M at 4900mm f/16, 200% resized