Venus & Mercury in the Twilight
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Venus & Mercury in the Twilight by Len Williams as part of the Geograph project.
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Venus & Mercury in the Twilight
Image: © Len Williams Taken: 15 Jan 2015
This view of the conjunction of Venus & Mercury was taken on the 15th January 2015, 4 days after the closest approach (which was obscured by clouds). The camera was an Olympus OM1 with a 200mm lens using 1600 ASA film for a 10 second exposure. The camera site was the football dugout on the edge of the Heatherside playing field and the trees are part of the Heatheridge school grounds.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.329259
Longitude
-0.699008