Mercury and Saturn Close Conjunction

Mercury and Saturn Close Conjunction, originally uploaded by CircadianReflections Photography.

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Mercury is the brightest Planet, and Saturn is the dimmer one under Mercury above Walton Lighthouse in Santa Cruz, CA. I don’t know what the faint star to the right is called.
As expected I didn’t see ISON at all and it didn’t show up in my photos. It’s too close to the Sun now to be seen.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 24-70@ 70mm| f10| 2.5 sec| ISO 1000| Manual Priority| Spot Metered| Tripod

Author: circadianreflections

My name is Deborah Zajac. I'm a photographer living in Silicon Valley. I am a passionate nature, landscape, night/astro photographer. I shoot predominately in color and use Nikon Digital Cameras, and lenses. I hope you enjoy seeing some of the photos I've taken while on my travels. Please feel free to leave a comment I'd love to hear from you. View all posts by circadianreflections