Observation by Neil Morrison: Venus and Mercury in the tree line

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Neil Morrison

Observer

Neil Morrison

Observed

2018 Mar 19 - 18:40

Uploaded

2018 Mar 19 - 21:24

Objects

Mercury
Venus
Conjunction

Equipment

Sony SLT 65a

Exposure

1/60 f5.6 iso 1600 Crop of larger frame

Location

Crawley West Sussex

Target name

Venus & Mercury

Title

Venus and Mercury in the tree line

About this image

Shot through bedroom window on a fixed tripod . Venus was visible naked eye for about ten minutes before the exposure was made but I had to wait until the last possible moment as the planets sank toward the tree tops before it was possible to tweek mercury out of the bright sky

Files associated with this observation

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