Moon-Venus-Mercury Conjunction

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July 8, 2005

On this evening, the crescent Moon appeared straight above the bright planet Venus, with the dimmer planet Mercury to the lower left of Venus. The arrangement was photographed above the Sierra Estrella, south of Phoenix, Arizona.

Date: July 8, 2005
Time: 8:26 p.m. MST
Location: South of Phoenix, Arizona
Camera: Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR on fixed tripod
Film: Fuji Provia 100F slide
Focal length: 100 mm
Aperture: f/4
Exposure time: 3 seconds
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-2000

Revised: September 10, 2005
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