Mercury-Venus Close Conjunction

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Mercury-Venus Close Conjunction
Taken by Bob Beal on May 28, 2021 @ St. George, Utah, USA

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Camera Used: Panasonic DMC-GX8
Exposure Time: 10/25
Aperture: f/4.3
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2021:05:29 16:29:18

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Mercury and Venus in a very close conjunction (24 arcmin) ~5° off the western horizon. Brilliant Venus (mag -3.9) was easily spotted by eye but dim Mercury (mag 2.2) needed binoculars (or the camera).

Panasonic GX8, 100-300mm zoom @ 127mm, (f/4.3, 1/2 sec, ISO 400), FOV=6°x8°.

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