Observation by Neil Morrison: New Moon

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Neil Morrison

Observer

Neil Morrison

Observed

2026 Jun 16 - 20:57

Uploaded

2026 Jun 17 - 10:37

Equipment

Sony Slt-65a Samyang F1.4 85mm lens at F1.4

Exposure

ISO 400 1/320 sec

Location

Crawley Sussex U.K.

Target name

New Moon

Title

New Moon

About this image

As the new Moon and Mercury were only about les than 2 degrees apart I tried to image the conjunction. The Moon was very clear but before the sky brightness dimed sufficiently to let Mercury be seen a cloud sheet developed obscuring the lower part of the northern sky.

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