IOTA/ES - Call for Observations:
Trans-Neptunian object (523738) 2014 SH349 will occult a 12.5 mag star UCAC4 498-006441 on 2026 Mar 05, ~21:15 UT. The expected maximum duration will be 23 s.

23 stations across Europe will try to observe the stellar occultation.
Extended error limits! Please observe all over Europe!

Details here:
cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/…

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The young crescent moon occulted Mercury today...as seen from the mountains of southern New Mexico.

First photo is a telephoto shot of the moon only a minute after it uncovered our innermost planet. This was taken in bright twilight as a wind and dust storm was easing up.

Second photo is a wider angle shot ten minutes later that includes Venus in the bottom third of the frame. The evening twilight sky colors are pallid because of the dust storm clouds billowing a mile below me on the floor of the Tularosa basin.

#Mercury #Moon #Crescent #Occult #Occultation #Astronomy #Twilight #Evening #Photography #Astrophotography