Multiple morning planetary conjunction.

Posted by Elias C
on Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Much less favorable than in the Southern hemisphere, the multiple planetary conjunction of 11 May 2011 was photographed despite some cloudiness. The bright pair of Venus and Jupiter was less than 1°apart and was dominant, while Mercury and Mars were not visible to the naked eye. Mars was the faintest and lowest of them all and barely photographed.

Photo by Elias Chasiotis

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