Crescent Moon and Mercury
Taken by Steven Bellavia on May 13, 2021 @
Southold, NY, USA
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Date Taken: 2021:05:14 01:19:43
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Details:
A 4.4% waxing crescent Moon, and "comet" Mercury.
A 24 million km long plume of gas is ejected from Mercury's thin atmosphere due to the sun, very much like a comet.
This is only visible using a narrowband filter that captures the bright yellow sodium light at 589nm.
Photographer's website:
https://www.astrobin.com/a1z64w/
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