Rick Stankiewicz took this picture of the Moon and Mercury on the 22th, March 2004 from his backyard near Keene, Ontario, Canada. This image was taken with a Nikon Coolpix 995.

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."> Rick Stankiewicz took this picture of the Moon and Mercury on the 22th, March 2004 from his backyard near Keene, Ontario, Canada. This image was taken with a Nikon Coolpix 995.

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."> Rick Stankiewicz took this picture of the Moon and Mercury on the 22th, March 2004 from his backyard near Keene, Ontario, Canada. This image was taken with a Nikon Coolpix 995.

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: Moon and Mercury by Rick Stankiewicz

By Fraser Cain - August 25, 2005 at 3:37 AM UTC | Observing

Image credit: Rick Stankiewicz.

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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.