Mercury-Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction
Taken by Helio C. Vital on January 7, 2021 @
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Camera Used: NIKON COOLPIX P900
Exposure Time: 10/200
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2021:01:07 19:01:12
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The photo, taken with a Nikon CoolPix P900 camera at 19:01 (UTC-3h), shows Mercury approaching the Jupiter-Saturn pair at dusk. The planets were very low (5°-8°) above the southwestern horizon as their solar elongations ranged between 11.4° and 16.6°. The third figure, created with the Sky Chart freeware, depicts the relative positions of the three planets, showing Jupiter and Saturn 2° apart and Mercury 3.8° away from Saturn.
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