2% Moon and Mercury Conjunction

Hi all, I got up really early this morning in the hope of catching something that's not seen too often, the 2% sunlit moon only 3 degrees away from the planet Mercury at dawn. I got lucky too! , The fog cleared in time to give a splendid view, mercury was certainly a crimson-orange colour, it was a lovely sight seeing the moon look so slim, a beautiful morning. It was cool though, I definitely detected the 1st signs of autumn.

Details: Canon 300D 85mm lens at f5, 4 second exposure at ISO 100.
Hope you think it's a fair go...
Keith..

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Keith thats a real nice image

cool image. id set my alarm clock to try and see the 2-3% moon and planet but i forgot to turn it on :x

Very nice keith!! What time was that image taken at?

It was early enough alright, exact time at 5.42am

Keith..

Another great shot Keith, is that an old style lens (red dot) or a new digital type (white dot) ? And how many stops are you down from max?

Thanks,

Jed.