Observation by Andrew Paterson: Venus and Mercury

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Andrew Paterson

Observer

Andrew Paterson

Observed

2020 Feb 10 - 18:25

Uploaded

2020 Feb 10 - 23:21

Objects

Mercury
Venus

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Constellation

Pisces

Field centre

RA: 23^h19^m
Dec: +00°23'
Position angle: +38°51'

Field size

47° × 32°

Equipment

Canon Powershot G7X

Exposure

1.6s F1.8 ISO 400

Location

Hill Head

Target name

Venus and Mercury

Title

Venus and Mercury

About this image

A view of the brilliant Venus top left and Mercury just above the central street light low down in the image. Mercury was easily visible to the naked eye in a reasonably dark sky at this time, although clouds came and went rather rapidly on a still blustery evening the day after storm Ciara hit us.

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