Observation by Nick James: Mercury just after greatest eastern elon...

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2020 Feb 11 - 18:15

Uploaded

2020 Feb 11 - 23:16

Objects

Mercury

Equipment

EOS550D + Canon 200mm, f/2.8L

Exposure

0.5s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

Mercury

Title

Mercury just after greatest eastern elongation

About this image

Mercury was very prominent tonight, visible with the naked eye from 1745 onwards. Here it is a little bit later when it was only 5 deg above the horizon but much more prominent due to the darker sky. The star a bit to the left, just above the tree is lambda Aqr which is mag 3.7.

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