Venus, Mercury March 16

 Posted: Mar 17th, 2025
Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 200/1000PDS
Camera: ZWO ASI462MC
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO
Software: PIPP, AutoStakkert3, RegiStax 6, Photoshop
Accessories: ЛБ SVbony 3x (SV 213), колесо фильтров
 Novosibirsk, Russia
 Mar 16th, 2025
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Made a collage of Venus and Mercury at the same scale. Color is artificial (simulation of the daytime sky).

20:00 local time (+7 UTC). The planets' altitude above the horizon is about 8-9°, very strong turbulence.
Two stacks of 10,000 frames, 10% stacked.

Venus: magnitude -4.15 m, apparent size 58.33", illuminated 2.6%, distance from Earth 42.797 million kilometers
Mercury: magnitude 1.64 m, apparent size 9.44", illuminated 13.3%, distance from Earth 106.617 million kilometers.
Resolution: 800x800 px
Scale: 93 KB
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