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Best results of the 2006 Eclipse - Harro Treur

  • Observed 2006 Eclipse in east side of Side, Turkey
    • 36 degrees 45 minutes 58.86 "N 31 degrees 23 minutes 35.02" E 10m altitude
    • Imaged between 10:55:13 UTC to 10:58:44 UTC
      • Canon 300D, 100-300mm lens, UV filter, ISO 100, f/4, 9 sec

  • Imaged stars as faint as mag +9.4


  • Looked for non-stars on SOHO images
  • Found two "objects of interest"
    • Object 21: Mag +9.1 +00h 51m 21.3s RA 04 degrees 40 minutes 06 Dec
    • Object 27: Mag +9.1 +00h 11m 00.9s RA 01 degrees 55 minutes 05 Dec
      • Both show on SOHO images
      • SOHO to Eclipse site parallax consistent with object ~1 a.u. distance
      • Mercury-like objects would be 12 to 36 km in diameter
By Landon Curt Noll: for the SEC 2007 conference.