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Lunar conjunction with Saturn, Mercury and Zubenelgenubi , Geoff Scott

Lunar conjunction with Saturn, Mercury and Zubenelgenubi

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The Moon, Earth and the Planets orbit the sun in orbits that are inclined within a few degrees of one another. Periodically they appear to pass by one another in Earth's night sky. Here we have Mercury (bottom Left), Saturn (Bottom right) and the 3 day old Moon with its 'dark side' lit up by Earthshine. Just above the Moon is my favourite named star - Zubenelgenubi

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Lunar conjunction with Saturn, Mercury and Zubenelgenubi , Geoff Scott