Peter Gutsche<p>Yesterday evening, there were even better conditions to see <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercury</span></a> in the evening sky. Again, from the same spot on a bridge over the <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Escaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Escaut</span></a> river in Northern France.</p><p>To see a short 8 second <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/timelapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timelapse</span></a> seeing Mercury vanish behind the trees on the horizon:</p><p><a href="https://www.silberspur.de/topics/astro/timelapse-mercury-escaut.mp4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">silberspur.de/topics/astro/tim</span><span class="invisible">elapse-mercury-escaut.mp4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Astronomie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomie</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Astro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astro</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/AstroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AstroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Astrofotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrofotografie</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planets</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Planeten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planeten</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Venus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venus</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercury</span></a> NaturePhotography <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/River" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>River</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Fluss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fluss</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Wasser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wasser</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Stille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stille</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Kontemplation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kontemplation</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Spiegelung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spiegelung</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Zeitraffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zeitraffer</span></a></p>
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Peter Gutsche<p>This night, it was very clear. A ship approaches on the river, its bright navigation lights shining directly toward the photographer. Despite the glare, the delicate presence of Mercury can still be seen in the sky.</p><p>3/3</p><p><a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Astronomie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomie</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/AstroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AstroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Astrofotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrofotografie</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planets</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Planeten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planeten</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Venus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venus</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercury</span></a> NaturePhotography <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/River" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>River</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Fluss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fluss</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Wasser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wasser</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Stille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stille</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Kontemplation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kontemplation</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Spiegelung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spiegelung</span></a></p>
Peter Gutsche<p>Venus (bright at top) and Mercury (yellow, slightly above the trees, slightly left of center) above the Escaut river in Northern France. Recorded on the evening of March 5th, 2025.</p><p>High resolution: <br><a href="https://www.silberspur.de/topics/astro/venus-mercury.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">silberspur.de/topics/astro/ven</span><span class="invisible">us-mercury.jpg</span></a></p><p>1/3</p><p><a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Astronomie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomie</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/AstroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AstroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Astrofotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrofotografie</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planets</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Planeten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planeten</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Venus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venus</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercury</span></a> NaturePhotography <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/River" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>River</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Fluss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fluss</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Wasser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wasser</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Stille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stille</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Kontemplation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kontemplation</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Spiegelung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spiegelung</span></a></p>
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