Moon & Mercury

NOTES
DATE:
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
TIME:
8:37 pm EDT
CAMERA:
Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
EXPOSURES: 0.4 second @ ISO 400
LOCATION:
Richland Township Park
INSTRUMENT:
70-300 mm Sigma Zoom Lens (set at 214 mm)
PROCESSING:
Levels and curves adjusted with Adobe Photoshop CS3
COMMENTS:
The eastern-half of North America was treated to a nice conjunction of the Waxing Crescent Moon and Mercury on the evening of May 6.  The weather turned out to be near-perfect in West Michigan that day so I was able to capture the scene above.  The only thing that's missing is a gentle spring breeze and the sound of geese "honking" in the distance.  Mercury can be found about 2 degrees below and slightly to the left of the 2% illuminated Moon.