Moon, Mercury and Venus
Taken by Alan Dyer on May 23, 2020 @
near Gleichen, Alberta
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS Ra
Exposure Time: 1/5
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2020:05:23 23:20:34
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On May 23, 2020, the very thin crescent Moon (then 34 hours old) shone below bright Venus (10 days before its inferior conjunction with the Sun) and above it dimmer Mercury, then 10 days before its greatest elongation from the Sun in the evening sky. All were beautifully visible to the naked eye and a great sight in binoculars, looking very much like this scene captured with a 135mm telephoto lens. Venus was magnitude -4.4, Mercury was -0.7.
This is a single shot at f/2.8 and 1/ 5 second at ISO 100 with the Canon EOS Ra which does bring out the sunset reds well.
Photographer's website:
https://www.amazingsky.com
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