{"id":7503,"date":"2022-10-10T12:49:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T11:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/?page_id=7503"},"modified":"2022-11-22T12:03:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T11:03:30","slug":"sodium-tail-of-mercury","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/en\/sodium-tail-of-mercury\/","title":{"rendered":"Sodium Tail of Mercury"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sodium Tail of Mercury<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7255\" src=\"https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MercuryTailPleiades_Voltmer_1448-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MercuryTailPleiades_Voltmer_1448-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MercuryTailPleiades_Voltmer_1448-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MercuryTailPleiades_Voltmer_1448-768x1018.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MercuryTailPleiades_Voltmer_1448-1158x1536.jpg 1158w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MercuryTailPleiades_Voltmer_1448-800x1061.jpg 800w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MercuryTailPleiades_Voltmer_1448.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is NOT a comet, not even a meteor, but the planet Mercury, which is currently very close to the Pleiades. How is the tail formed? The solar wind and micro-meteorites eject sodium atoms from Mercury&#8217;s surface. This creates a yellow-orange tail of sodium gas that is around 2.5 million kilometers long. The images were only possible under best viewing conditions and in combination with a special 589 nm filter. In the following the fast development of the Mercury tail is shown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"wonderplugin-video\" style=\"width:600px;height:400px;position:relative;background-color:#000;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto\" data-aspectratio=\"1.5\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wpve-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_C6VlTv8bdQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"wonderplugin-video\" style=\"width:600px;height:400px;position:relative;background-color:#000;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto\" data-aspectratio=\"1.5\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wpve-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K1fk7IyfWUI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gear: 135mm f\/2, FLI ML 8300, Sodium 589 nm filter, Star Adventurer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Music: Sebastian Voltmer \/ www.tv-music.de<br \/>\nSubtitles: Marina Samsonia \/ LichtenSTERN<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Even moon and mercury show tails:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"wonderplugin-video\" style=\"width:600px;height:400px;position:relative;background-color:#000;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto\" data-aspectratio=\"1.5\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wpve-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o6ryr8Oetb0?feature=share\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8403\" src=\"https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mercury_4nights-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mercury_4nights-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mercury_4nights-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mercury_4nights-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mercury_4nights-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mercury_4nights.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Details in Mercury\u2019s tail captured for the first time<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8400\" src=\"https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mercury_chronofoto-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mercury_chronofoto-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mercury_chronofoto-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mercury_chronofoto-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mercury_chronofoto-1096x1536.jpg 1096w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mercury_chronofoto-800x1121.jpg 800w, https:\/\/apollo-13.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mercury_chronofoto.jpg 1370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This deep chrono photo from April 27 to May 3, 2022 shows Mercury with its tail as it passed the Pleiades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sodium Tail of Mercury This is NOT a comet, not even a meteor, but the planet Mercury, which is currently very close to the Pleiades. How is the tail formed? The solar wind and micro-meteorites eject sodium atoms from Mercury&#8217;s surface. This creates a yellow-orange tail of sodium gas that is around 2.5 million kilometers long. 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