Observation by Andrew Paterson: Moon and Mercury

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Andrew Paterson

Observer

Andrew Paterson

Observed

2025 Jun 26 - 21:00

Uploaded

2025 Jun 27 - 09:40

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

iPhone 16 pro

Location

Les Touches de Périgny, France

Target name

Crescent Moon and Mercury

Title

Moon and Mercury

About this image

An iPhone view of the sky after sunset near our gite in SW France. The 34 hour old Moon is visible low above the horizon on the right, and Mercury is near the tip of the lower left blade of the wind turbine. They can be useful markers if the air is still and they are not moving!

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