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English: A conjunction of Mercury and Venus, aligned above the Moon, as seen from the Paranal Observatory.
Français : Conjonction de Mercure et Vénus, alignés au dessus de la Lune, vue depuis l'observatoire du Cerro Paranal.
Bahasa Indonesia: Konjungsi Merkurius dan Venus, lurus tepat di atas Bulan, dekat Observatorium Paranal.
Sunda: Konjungsi Mérkurius jeung Vénus, lempeng luhureun Bulan, deukeut Observatorium Paranal.
Deutsch: Konjunktion von Merkur und Venus, und der Mond darunter, aufgenommen am Paranal-Observatorium.
Русский: Соединение Меркурия и Венеры, выровненные в линию с Луной. ru:Паранальская обсерватория.
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Author ESO/Y. Beletsky
Object location24° 37′ 37.99″ S, 70° 24′ 15.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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6 March 2008

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