Observation by Andrew Paterson: Three Planets and the Moon in the Evenin...

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Andrew Paterson

Observer

Andrew Paterson

Observed

2026 Jun 17 - 21:05

Uploaded

2026 Jun 18 - 10:19

Objects

The Moon
Venus
Conjunction

Equipment

iPhone 16 Pro

Exposure

5s f/1.8 ISO 400

Location

Les Touches de Périgny, France

Target name

Moon, Venus, Jupiter and Mercury

Title

Three Planets and the Moon in the Evening Sky

About this image

An iPhone image of the twilight evening sky in SW France. The Moon and Venus are in close conjunction, with Jupiter below and to the right. Mercury is very faintly visible to the left of the right hand turbine. It was only visible with binoculars. Castor and Pollux lie above and to the right of the right hand turbine.

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