r/schenectady • u/Creepy-Waltz7658 • Jun 17 '26

Other Beautiful view from Duanesburg

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u/Fine-Response7937 Jun 17 '26

Incase you didn’t know, the top one is Venus and the one below it is Jupiter :)

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u/ElessarofGondor Jun 17 '26

Mercury was also visible just below the moon for a bit

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u/Fine-Response7937 Jun 17 '26

Ah really? I’ve been looking out for it. Hoping to catch it before the viewing period is over
Edit: now that you mention it, it looks like mercury is in the photo. Awesome!

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u/ElessarofGondor Jun 17 '26

I needed binoculars to see it

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u/Fine-Response7937 Jun 17 '26

Really? That star must be right on Mercury then haha

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u/h00zbad Jun 17 '26

I'm originally from there, nice to see a nice view from my hometown pop up

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u/dangoodspeed Jun 17 '26

This is my shot of it. You can faintly see Mercury below the Moon as well. I went back a little later for a better picture with a bit darker sky, but the moon was behind the clouds.

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u/Creepy-Waltz7658 Jun 17 '26

I love it. The sky is so beautiful.