Mercury
Taken by Matthew Boulton on February 6, 2020 @
Weethley, Warwickshire
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure Time: 1/8
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2020:02:07 17:01:55
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Mercury is putting on a fine evening apparition for northern hemisphere observers at the moment, and is currently at it's best for observation, with a good elongation from the Sun, much of which corresponds to a decent elevation above the horizon at sunset and for up to over an hour afterwards. I was fortunate enough to observe the transit of Mercury on November 11, 2019, but I have to say that this view was one of the clearest I have had of this tiny world against a deepening twilit sky. The fact that twilight is relatively brief for those in the northern hemisphere at the moment, will make this apparition far superior to the one later in May 2020, when bright twilight will persist for much longer and make seeing Mercury more difficult. So go outside if your skies are clear and see this tiny cousin to brilliant Venus whilst it's there!
Canon EOS 5D Mk3 with Canon 24-105mm F4 lens at F6.3, 1/8s exposure at ISO 400. February 6th 2020 at 17:43UT.
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