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Crescent Moon and "Comet" Mercury, Steven Bellavia

Crescent Moon and "Comet" Mercury

Crescent Moon and "Comet" Mercury, Steven Bellavia

Crescent Moon and "Comet" Mercury

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A 4.4% waxing crescent Moon, and "comet" Mercury.

A 24 million km long plume of gas is ejected from Mercury's thin atmosphere due to the sun, very much like a comet.

This is only visible using a narrowband filter that captures the bright yellow sodium light at 589nm.

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Crescent Moon and "Comet" Mercury, Steven Bellavia

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