Observation by Colin Henshaw: Mercury rising

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Colin Henshaw

Observer

Colin Henshaw

Observed

2018 Jan 04 - 00:15

Uploaded

2018 Jan 07 - 13:48

Objects

Mercury

Equipment

Canon 6D Camera + 135mm Carl Zeiss telephoto lens.

Exposure

1 sec at 800ASA

Location

Briga Township, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Target name

Mercury

Title

Mercury rising

About this image

Mercury was spotted rising over a neighbouring house, and was actually quite conspicuous. I saw it a few other times in the early morning and initially thought it was Saturn, but its true identity was revealed when I checked it out on SkyMap Pro 10.

Files associated with this observation

IMG_2174-Mercury-04-01-2018-0315UT-1sec-800ASA-135mm-f5.6-2.jpg (64.1 kB)

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