Observation by Andrew Paterson: Mercury and Venus May 22

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Andrew Paterson

Observer

Andrew Paterson

Observed

2020 May 22 - 19:55

Uploaded

2020 May 23 - 13:13

Objects

Mercury
Venus
Conjunction

Equipment

Nikon Coolpix P900

Exposure

1s F5.0 ISO 1400

Location

Hill Head

Target name

Mercury and Venus

Title

Mercury and Venus May 22

About this image

A view of the setting planets Venus and Mercury from our front drive. It was very windy and they were only briefly visible through breaks in the generally overcast sky - nothing like the lovely conditions two days ago. Although rather blurry it is possible to see the crescent shape of Venus in this image. Now to try with the thin crescent moon in the next couple of days before Venus becomes too low to be visible.

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