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Moon and Mercury

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January 5, 2019

Crescent moon and tiny Mercury at sunrise. — View larger | Photo via Brett Joseph.

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Brett Joseph captured this image in San Anselmo, California on Friday morning. He wrote:

Moon and Mercury prepare for their great disappearance trick. Of course, you in the eclipse path can catch the moon in the act, but none of us will see Mercury’s travel behind the sun.

He added:

Thanks to Gary P Caton for tidying up this photo I took from my sister’s place in San Anselmo, California this morning (January 4, 2019).

Bottom line: Photo of crescent moon and planet Mercury at sunrise.

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January 5, 2019

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Eleanor Imster

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Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.