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Crescent moon - 22 February. Taken just after sunset, so the sky is not yet black. #NewMexico #Moon #Crescent #Photography #Astrophotography

The young crescent moon occulted Mercury today...as seen from the mountains of southern New Mexico. First photo is a telephoto shot of the moon only a minute after it uncovered our innermost planet. This was taken in bright twilight as a wind and dust storm was easing up. Second photo is a wider angle shot ten minutes later that includes Venus in the bottom third of the frame. The evening twilight sky colors are pallid because of the dust storm clouds billowing a mile below me on the floor of the Tularosa basin. #Mercury #Moon #Crescent #Occult #Occultation #Astronomy #Twilight #Evening #Photography #Astrophotography