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Helio C. Vital
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
05/28/2021
07:19 pm
07:19 pm
A Nikon CoolPix P900 camera was used for the shots.
The image shows Venus and Mercury a few minutes before setting when they were only 0.5° apart and 17° from the Sun. Venus was over 200 times brighter than Mercury.
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