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Celestial Convergence image

Celestial Convergence


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Alignment of (from left to right near center) Saturn, Venus and Mercury into a small triagular asterism. Taken on June 25, 2005 at 9:50PM PDT from the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. Looking out over the Silicon Valley toward the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Pacific Ocean beyond. Pollux and Castor are also visible to the right of the planets. Regulus is seen in the upper left hand corner. For a larger image please link to: ccd.cosmotography.com

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  • January 19, 2022