Crescent Mercury
Taken by PAOLO PALMA on July 2, 2025 @
Rome - Italy
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The planet mercury visible in these evenings to the west hides a secret. If observed through a telescope in fact it reveals a small crescent difficult to capture. Here is it, bserved on July 2 at 285 magnifications when the planet was about 10 degrees from the horizon.
I tried to look for it shortly after sunset, but due to the low brightness and the strong lights of twilight I was able to find it only 30 minutes later.
In visual observation the shape of the small Moon was very defined. These images instead are a selection of those few moments in which the crescent was quite evident even through the smartphone.
Dobson Sky-Watcher 18" and Huawei p30 pro
Photographer's website:
https://www.unsaltonelcielo.it
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