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Moon, Mercury & Venus (May 13, 2021).jpg

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The gathering of the two-day-old waxing crescent Moon near Mercury, which was itself 2 days before its greatest elongation in the western evening sky, and best placed for the year from northern latitudes. The pair sit much higher in the sky than Venus, below, which was just beginning its months' long evening appearance for the year, while Mercury was at the peak of its brief evening show for spring 2021.

This is a blend of a stack of 8 exposures for the ground to smooth noise and one exposure for the sky, all with the 50mm Sigma lens and Canon 6D MkII, taken from home.
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The gathering of the two-day-old waxing crescent Moon near Mercury, which was itself 2 days before its greatest elongation in the western evening sky, and best placed for the year from northern latitudes. The pair sit much higher in the sky than Venus, below, which was just beginning its months' long evening appearance for the year, while Mercury was at the peak of its brief evening show for spring 2021.<br /> <br /> This is a blend of a stack of 8 exposures for the ground to smooth noise and one exposure for the sky, all with the 50mm Sigma lens and Canon 6D MkII, taken from home.