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Saturday, 23 March 2024

Mercury and Pons Brooks: some excellent astronomy

A totally clear sky at sunset last night allowed me to photograph two elusive objects: Mercury, folowing the Sun towards the western horizon, and comet Pons Brooks. This remains a faint, fuzzy green ball near the constellation Aries. Orion is still an impressive sight, as were the Pleiades and Moon.










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