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An aircraft splits between the Moon and Mercury.
The tiny star above the moon is chi Tauri. Magnitude 5.37; distance 286 light years.
Mercury was at a magnitude of -0.3 and was 8.3 light-minutes away.
The Moon was at an apparent magnitude of -9.2 and was 1.2 light-seconds away.
The airplane was moving fast and was about 50 light-microseconds away.
Taken in Bowie, Maryland.
Unless otherwise claimed, all photos are © 2001-2025, John Robbins. All rights reserved.
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