SkyNews Editors' Choice Photo of the Week Contest 6

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# 340 | Mercury And The Moon

Those who had clear skies on May 6 were able to view a beautiful conjunction of the Moon and Mercury.

Though the Moon has trekked further eastward in the night sky, Mercury can still be viewed hugging the western sky at dusk for another week.

Marcus Stevens captured this image of Mercury and the Moon from Fingal, Ontario. Using a Canon XSi digital camera, he took a 1-second exposure at ISO 400 using a lens set to 110mm (equipped with a Lumicon Minus Violet filter) at f/4.5 at 9:24 p.m..

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