First Evening Appearance of Venus & Mercury Together in 2024
Taken by Bob Beal on June 21, 2024 @ St. George, Utah, USA
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The image is a timelapse composite of 3 events. First came sunset at 8:41pm MDT. Then Venus was spotted at 9:04pm and set at 9:08pm. Later, Mercury came into view at 9:19pm and set at 9:29pm. Interlopers included jets probably headed to Las Vegas (off-frame to the left) and bats whirling around in the twilight. Labelled and unlabelled versions.

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Panasonic G9, Lumix 100-300mm lens @ 300mm, photo tripod
... timelapse from sunset to Mercury-set
... ... duration: 8:47-9:30pm MDT; cadence: 15 seconds
... exposures: Aperture priority, (f/8-f/5.6, 1/8000-1/80 sec, ISO 800)
... FOV: 3.3° x 2.5°
... stacked: startrails.exe; processed: Paint Shop Pro X2
... date: June 21, 2024

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