John Chumack took this picture of the crescent Moon and Mercury from Dayton, Ohio. John used a Canon 10D and 180mm lens at F5.6 on 400ISO for 1 sec. exposure while mounted on a tripod.

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today."> John Chumack took this picture of the crescent Moon and Mercury from Dayton, Ohio. John used a Canon 10D and 180mm lens at F5.6 on 400ISO for 1 sec. exposure while mounted on a tripod.

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today."> John Chumack took this picture of the crescent Moon and Mercury from Dayton, Ohio. John used a Canon 10D and 180mm lens at F5.6 on 400ISO for 1 sec. exposure while mounted on a tripod.

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today.">

Astrophoto: Crescent Moon and Mercury by Chumack

By Fraser Cain - September 8, 2005 at 2:20 AM UTC | Observing

Image credit: John Chumack.

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Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.