Photo Agency - Astronomy - Space - Nature

> Moon and Mercury in conjunction 12/2009

Moon and Mercury in conjunction 12/2009

author: T.Ladanyi/Novapix

reference: a-cnj01-30003

Image Size 300 DPI: 16 * 25 cm

Planet Mercury is usually hidden in glare of the sun or appears very close to the horizon at dusk or dawn. In this image of a 2-day old crescent moon, Mercury is captured during its greatest elongation (furthest from the sun as seen in the Earth sky) in the evening sky above Hungary.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ASTRONOMY - CITY - CONJUNCTION - CRESCENT - EARTHSHINE - FIRST CRESCENT - HORIZON - HUNGARY - LANDSCAPE - MERCURY - MOON - PHASE - PLANET - SATELLITE - TWILIGHT -